Archive for the ‘US Travel’ Category
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi has advised the visa applicants planning to engage in Technology-Related Business or Study in U.S. to apply for visa as early as possible, prepare for visa interview well in advance and bring to interview a list of documents (linked herein). The embassy informs that ...
Posted in Administrative Processing, Consular News, DS-160, Technology-Related Business or Study, U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, US Travel | No Comments »
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) pertaining to new nonimmigrant visa application form DS-160 on its website www.travel.state.gov. The FAQs cover several aspects such as mandatory fields, temporary and permanent saving of application, photo upload, edits, etc.
For details, please click: DS-160 FAQs
Posted in Consular News, DS-160 FAQs, Non-Immigrant Visas, Nonimmigrant Visa Application, U.S. Department of State (DOS), US Travel, faqs | No Comments »
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a reminder to U.S. bound travelers from Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to comply with Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) requirement. CBP plans to initiate a 60-day transition to enforced ESTA compliance for air carriers and says VWP travelers may ...
Posted in 60-day Transition to Enforced ESTA Compliance for Air Carriers, CBP, DHS, ESTA, Online Travel Authorization, US Travel, Visa Waiver | No Comments »
Friday, January 8th, 2010
As indicated in our December 2 and 9, 2009 news bulletins, the new web-based nonimmigrant visa application (NIV) form DS-160 will come into effect in all U.S. consular posts in India from February 1, 2010. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued a press release announcing the Roll Out ...
Posted in Consular News, DOS, DS-160, Effective from February, New Nonimmigrant Visa Application, US Travel | No Comments »
Friday, January 8th, 2010
The Associated Press reports that the United Nations have praised United States and South Korea for ending their policies restricting entry of people living with HIV and urged 57 other countries to follow the same. UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe lauded the actions as “a Victory for human rights on ...
Posted in Executive Director Michel Sidibe, HIV, Obama, South Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, UN, UN Lauds US for Lifting HIV Travel Ban, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UNAIDS, US Travel, United Nations, United States, a Victory for Human Rights on Two Sides of the Globe | No Comments »
Monday, December 21st, 2009
The U.S. Department of State had published Q&As on Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) rule change that removes HIV from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance and allows HIV infected foreign visitors to enter the U.S.. Readers may recall that on July 02, 2009 we published news ...
Posted in CDC, Communicable Diseases of Public health Significance, DOS, HIV, Part 34 Regulation, Q&A, US Travel | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published a proposed rule in the federal register amending the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services for nonimmigrant visa application and border crossing card processing fees. The fees are set to rise from $131 to $140 for most non-petition-based nonimmigrant visas and adult ...
Posted in 4131 to $140, Border Crossing Card, Consular News, DOS, Department of State, Federal Register, Schedule of Fees for Consular Services for Nonimmgrant Visa Application, US Travel, Visa Fees Set to Increase | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
“DS-160,” a fully web-based Nonimmigrant Visa Application (NIV) form will soon replace Forms DS-156, 157, 158, and DS-3052. The new form combines all information previously collected on Electronic Visa Application Forms (EVAF) and will provide users with the ability to review NIV application data before they physically appear for an ...
Posted in Consular News, DS-156, DS-156E, DS-156K, DS-157, DS-158, DS-160E, DS-3052, Department of State, Electronic Visa Application Forms (EVAF), Fully Web-Based Nonimmigrant Visa Application (NIV), K Visa, US Travel, Worldwide Deployment of DS-160 | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had published a final rule in the federal register announcing the addition of Halifax, Canada and Shannon, Ireland as preclearance stations. CBP officers at preclearance stations conduct inspections and examinations prior to passengers’ arrival in the U.S. This enables the passengers to the ...
Posted in CBP Adds Halifax and Shannon as Preclearance Stations, Canada, Federal Register, Final Rule, Halifax, Ireland, Preclearance Stations, Shannon, US Travel | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Effective December 4, 2009, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule to amend its regulations that will exempt portions of a U.S. visitor and immigrant Status Indicator Technology-001 (US-VISIT) Arrival and Departures information System of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The amendment according ...
Posted in Arrival and Departure Information, DHS, Exemption from Privacy Act, U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology, US Travel, US- Visit | No Comments »
