Archive for the ‘US Travel’ Category
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
The new DS-160 Online, Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application will eventually replace current nonimmigrant application forms DS-156, 157, 158, and other related forms, such as the DS-156E and 156K says the U.S. Department of State (DOS). According to DOS, the rollout of the new DS-160 will be gradual, therefore, not all ...
Posted in Consular News, Department of State, DS-156, DS-156E, DS-156K, DS-157, DS-158, DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application, U.S. Embassies and Consulates, US Travel | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Public Safety Canada Minister Peter Van Loan have announced initiatives between the United States and Canada against terrorism and organized crime including enhancing information sharing and expanding integrated law enforcement. The initiatives announced by the authorities also aim ...
Posted in Canada, DHS, Expedite Travel and Trade, Focus on Common Threats, Integrated Law Enforcement, Public Safety Canada Minister Peter Van Loan, Secretary Napolitano, Security, US, US Travel | No Comments »
Friday, November 20th, 2009
Anticipating an increase in applications by Mexican travelers for the required I-94 permit during the holiday season, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in San Diego is urging the travelers to obtain these permits early instead of waiting until the day of travel. Also make sure to take all ...
Posted in CBP, CBP'sTips to Travelers, I-94, Mexican Travelers, San Diego, US Travel | No Comments »
Friday, November 20th, 2009
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have yesterday proposed the establishment of a new international trusted traveler program called Global Entry. This program would allow CBP to expedite clearance of pre-approved, low-risk air travelers into the United States. CBP has been operating the Global Entry program as a pilot ...
Posted in Border Security Regulations Branch, CBP, Federal eRulemaking Portal, Global Entry, Traveler Program, US Customs and Border Protection, US Travel | No Comments »
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Despite recent legislative changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), aliens infected with a “Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection” remain inadmissible into the US, according to the American Bar Association (ABA) that is running a campaign to end this practice since 1989. ABA welcomed and supported the recently announced ...
Posted in AIDS International Training and Research Program, American Public Health Association, HHS/CDC Regulations, HIV Travel, HIV/AIDS Transmission, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Malaria Reauthorization Act, United States Global Leadership Against HIV, US Travel | No Comments »
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Announcing the end of the non-electronic emergency and temporary passport for travel under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the Department of State (DOS) has issued further guidance and talking points to all diplomatic and consular posts. The various laws governing the VWP require that travel to the U.S. under VWP ...
Posted in Air Carriers, Diplomatic and Consular Posts, E-Passport, Host Governments, Non-Electronic Passport, Reftel A, Temporary and Emergency Passport, U.S. Visa, US Travel, Visa Waiver | No Comments »
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Proposing to revise the Part 34 regulation to remove “Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection” from the definition of “communicable disease of public health significance”, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). ...
Posted in Commnicable Diseases, Global Migration and Quarantine Division, Malaria, PEPFAR, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Public Health, Tom Lantos and Henry Hyde U.S Global Leaderhip Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, US Travel | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
The recent outbreak of H1N1 virus (commonly known “Swine Flu”) rang alarm bells in U.S. The timely response from frontline agencies helped in controlling the disease from taking huge death tolls. However, it was a very scary situation for majority of Americans, since their close proximity with Mexico and the ...
Posted in Congressional Research Service, H1N1, Health and Human Services, Immigration and Nationality Act, Immigration Policies, Issues on Health-Related Grounds for Exclusion, Sea and Landports of Entry, Swine Flu, US Travel | No Comments »
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a notice informing the public of the implementation of United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program exit pilot programs at two air ports of entry as required by the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. The ...
Posted in Air Exit Pilot EvaluationMachine Readable Zones, Alien Biometric Data, Consolidated Security Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, US Travel, US- Visit | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
To facilitate easy exit and reentry into U.S., the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding individuals to obtain Advance Parole from it before making a trip abroad. Advance Parole is permission to reenter the U.S. after traveling abroad, which is used sparingly to allow an otherwise inadmissible individual ...
Posted in Advance Parole, Application for Travel Document, Asylum Application, Board of Immigration Appeals, Fact Sheet Traveling Outside the US, Form I-131, Legalizatioin, NACARA, US Travel, USCIS | No Comments »
