WASHINGTON — The State Department’s global database for issuing travel documents has crashed, resulting in major delays for potentially millions of people around the world waiting for U.S. passports and visas, officials said Wednesday. Unspecified …
Read MoreCustoms and Border Protection launched a new webpage that offers nonimmigrant U.S. visitors access to their I-94 arrival/departure record and their arrival/departure history. The new CBP webpage allows nonimmigrant travelers to access arrival/departure records going …
Read MoreImmigration Helps Germany Win Business Week reports that immigration is helping boost German economy just like it helped Germany win the World Cup. Germany’s triumphant World Cup team included players of Polish, Turkish, African, and …
Read MoreThe thousands of children fleeing violence and persecution and seeking refuge in the United States have brought to the forefront the issue of how our immigration system deals with children. The current system subjects kids …
Read MoreEffective immediately, the reciprocity schedule for Ukraine is revised to increase the validity of the B nonimmigrant visa (NIV) categories from the current 60 months, multiple entries, to 120 months, multiple entries. All other visa …
Read MoreMedia mogul Rupert Murdoch urges far-reaching immigration reform, saying that removing the quotas on special visas and promoting paths to citizenship would boost U.S. growth and innovation. In an opinion piece published on Wednesday on …
Read MoreNew figures revealed by The Huffington Post show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 72,000 parents of U.S.-born children last year. The plight of parents with American children has been a key subject …
Read MorePersons applying for initial-entry F-1, F-2 and M-1 and M-2 visas may now be issued these visas up to 120 days before the program start date as listed on their I-20s. DOS also announced that …
Read MoreDHS announced the designation of Chile into the Visa Waiver Program. Beginning May 1, 2014, eligible Chilean passport holders with both an approved Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) and an e-passport will be able …
Read MoreEach different type of visa or immigration benefit takes a certain time to process and for each one, USCIS has specific processing goals. For example, naturalization cases are usually processed within 5 months of the …
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