Thursday, June 25, 2009
United States speeds visas for foreign students, researchers
United States government officials say they have implemented changes to the visa process that will greatly shorten delays faced by foreign students and researchers traveling to the United States.
Officials won't specify exactly what these changes are but they promise that the time needed for a visas mantis check-a security review aimed at preventing weapons proliferation, and the main bottleneck in the visa approval process-will go down from a current average of several months to two weeks.
The changes, which went into effect last week, are a response to complaints from academic and scientific organizations over the past year
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Officials won't specify exactly what these changes are but they promise that the time needed for a visas mantis check-a security review aimed at preventing weapons proliferation, and the main bottleneck in the visa approval process-will go down from a current average of several months to two weeks.
The changes, which went into effect last week, are a response to complaints from academic and scientific organizations over the past year
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Foreign students, researchers, traveling, United states, united states government, visa approval process, visa process, visas, weapons
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