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WEBWorldwide Visa Operations: Update. Employment-Based Fourth Preference (EB-4) Announcement. Suspension of Visa Services in Sudan. Diversity Visa 2024 Update. Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases to Take Effect June 17, 2023. India EB-3 Retrogression. Expiration of Covid-Era Visa Application Fee Receipts. Digital Visa Authorization (DVA) Proof of Concept
Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases to Take Effect June 17, 2023 - Travel
WEBOn June 17, 2023, the nonimmigrant visa (NIV) application processing fee for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1/B2s and BCCs), and other non-petition based NIVs such as student and exchange visitor visas (F, M, and J visas), will increase from $160 to $185. The fee for certain petition-based NIVs for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and ...
Worldwide Visa Operations: Update - Travel
WEBJan 2, 2024 · Our 230 U.S. Embassies and Consulates overseas issued record-breaking numbers of nonimmigrant visas (NIV) in fiscal year (FY) 2023: more than 10.4 million globally, surpassing any high-water mark in almost a decade. Half of our U.S. embassies and consulates processed their highest total of NIVs.
There's urgency over the visa backlog ahead of the 2026 ... - Travel …
WEB5 days ago · The visa backlog has long been a concern for U.S. Travel. In August, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to President Biden urging the administration to create a task force on global ...
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WEBGet the latest Schengen Area news, including visa regulations, freedom of movement, border control, travel, migration, and tourism, with our comprehensive coverage and expert analysis.
2023 Update on U.S. Visa Processing Worldwide
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Julie Stufft, DAS for Visa Services, Consular Affairs, discusses updates in visa processing worldwide. This briefing is in-person and on-the-record. Nov. 28, 2023.
Under new arrangement, Americans can visit Qatar for longer ... - CBS News
WEB3 days ago · A new arrangement will soon allow American citizens to visit the Gulf country of Qatar for longer periods of time and give Qataris access to visa-free travel to the U.S. for tourism or business ...
Update on Visa Services - United States Department of State
WEBAug 10, 2022 · Business travel, urgent humanitarian or medical travel can always request an expedited visa appointment by contacting the embassy or consulate where the applicant needs to apply. Information on how to expedite a visa …
Visa Backlog in Brazil, Colombia, India and Mexico Takes Toll in …
WEBApr 13, 2023 · Travelers from around the world are facing long wait times to apply for visitor visas to the United States. Applicants from Brazil and Mexico must wait more than a year. In Colombia, the wait...
US mayors ask State Department to lower visitor visa wait times - USA TODAY
WEBFeb 13, 2023 · More than 40 mayors from across the U.S. called on the State Department to reduce visa interview wait times for visitors from top markets in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on...