U.s. Department Of State
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Welcome to the Visa section of travel.state.gov, an official source of information about United States ( U.S. ) visa policy and procedures. We hope you’ll use this site to learn about different types of U.S. visas, the application process, and to better understand the requirements you need to meet in order to receive your visa.
Millions of foreign visitors travel to the U.S. each year. Others come to live here permanently. International visitors and immigrants add greatly to our nation's cultural, education and economic life. We welcome them. At the same time, we need to do everything we can to keep everyone here, safe. We believe in secure borders and open doors.
A citizen of a foreign country, wishing to enter the U.S., generally must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. The type of visa you must have is defined by immigration law, and relates to the purpose of your travel. If your destination is the U.S., please see our e-Jourmal USA: See You in the USA and watch this brief video. These items assist in explaining new visa policies and procedures for visitors to the United States -- a nation with secure borders and open doors. Our Customer Service Statement details our commitment to those who seek visas to travel to the U.S.
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1. November 2000 State Department Visa Bulletin
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| | | Published by nightmorph on 20.10.2006 at 15:57. |
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On October 10, we posted the November 2000 Visa Bulletin before the StateDepartment posted the dates on their web site.
For the Family categories, the movement of priority dates was slow, butcontained no regressions. Worldwide numbers advanced between four and fiveweeks. India 4th (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens) advanced twoweeks. The movement of Mexican and Philippine numbers range from no advance(for Mexican 2A and Philippine 3rd and 4th) up to four months for Mexican 3rd.
On the Employment side of the ledger, all worldwide numbers, with theexception of unskilled workers, remained current. Major disappointmentsincluded the lack of any forward movement whatsoever in the Indian EB-2category. The Indian EB-3 advanced only one week. China EB-2 and EB-3 numbers also failed to advance, and the State Department predicted that PhilippineEB-3 would backlog in December. However, we predict that within six to twelve months after the H-1B cap bill is signed into law, the backlogs in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories will disappear (for a year or two).
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Travel
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A refugee or asylee needs a Refugee Travel Document for travel outside
the United States. Use form I-131 to apply for a Refugee Travel Document.
A refugee or asylee who travels outside the US without a Refugee Travel
Document might not be allowed to re-enter the US.
A person in the US can help a friend or family member who wants to visit
the US by writing him or her a letter of invitation. The letter should
include the invitee's name, reason for visit, period of stay in the US,
and explain who will be paying the visitor’s expenses, and how.
If the guest has enough funds to pay her/his own expenses, s/he must be
prepared to show the consular officer that s/he has sufficient funds for
the trip. If the American host is paying the expenses, the host may include
an affidavit of support or other evidence of ability to support the guest.
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Temporary Protected Status (“tps”)
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Temporary Protected Status, known as TPS, allows people from certain
designated countries that have experienced natural or other disasters
to remain in the US until conditions at home allow for a safe return.
Each year the Attorney General designates which countries are eligible
for TPS. Currently, those countries are Burundi, El Salvador, Honduras,
Liberia, Nicaragua, Somalia, and Sudan. TPS
is usually designated for only one year from the date of its enactment
and then is reviewed to determine if it is now safe for persons to return
home or if it should be renewed for another year. Persons with TPS are
eligible to work and remain lawfully in the US until the designated
period ends.
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General Questions
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As of March 1, 2003, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
has been split into three separate agencies. The United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services, (USCIS) handles immigration service functions:
immigrants apply to the USCIS for things like permanent residence (“green
cards”), asylum, and naturalization. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces immigration laws within the
United States, such as seeking to deport undocumented people within
the US. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces
immigration laws at the US borders, such as at airports.
It is now possible to check what is happening with some immigration cases
online. If you filed an application at a
USCIS
(or INS) Service Center,
and you received a receipt showing that the application was received,
to check on the status of your case. You will need your application receipt
number, which always has three letters and ten numbers, and which is printed
on your application receipt form.
Not if you have never been caught by ICE or INS before. Currently,
(although this could change in the future) ICE can start a case
in Immigration Court against anyone they catch in the US without valid
immigration papers, who has never had a case against her or him before
in Immigration Court. This kind of case is called “removal proceedings” because
ICE is saying that they have the right to “remove” (deport)
this person from the US. The person in removal proceedings will have
a hearing in Immigration Court in front of an Immigration Judge. At
the hearing, the person will have a chance to try to prove that s/he
should not be deported; s/he can also apply for an immigration benefit
that would allow her to stay in the US. ICE cannot just put a
person it finds on a plane to her/his home country without the person
having a hearing in front of an Immigration Judge first.
An immigrant visa allows the visa holder to work and live permanently
in the United States as a lawful permanent resident (often known as a
“green card” holder). A nonimmigrant visa allows the visa
holder to stay in the US for a limited period of time, and for a limited
purpose. For example: for study, medical treatment, tourism, or business.
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