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
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Diversity Lottery application deadline December 1
The Congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is inviting applications. The deadline for receipt is December 1.
The program makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Winners of the lottery have a chance to apply for an immigrant visa, which can be used to enter the U. S. Winners are selected randomly, and there is no fee to enter the lottery.
The immigration department cautioned applicants there have been instances of fraudulent websites posing as official U.S.Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry forms. There is no charge to download and complete the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
The program makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Winners of the lottery have a chance to apply for an immigrant visa, which can be used to enter the U. S. Winners are selected randomly, and there is no fee to enter the lottery.
The immigration department cautioned applicants there have been instances of fraudulent websites posing as official U.S.Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry forms. There is no charge to download and complete the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: applications, deadline, Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form, eligibility, immigration, receipt, United states, Visa Lottery, visas
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