State Department Instructs Consular Posts on Visa Issuance for Women's World Cup Soccer Posted Mar 18, 1999 The 1999 Women's World Cup will take place in the U.S. from June 19 through July 10, 1999. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of State has requested U.S. Consular posts abroad to make an effort to facilitate visa issuance for participants, including athletes, coaches, trainers, judges and other affiliated persons. This year's Women's World Cup event is the third women's world championship. Matches will be held in the following States in the U.S.: New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, Virginia and California. Sixteen national teams, from the following countries will be competing: USA, China, North Korea, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Australia, Nigeria, Ghana, and Mexico. The U.S. State Department requests that all consulates process the World Cup-related applications on an expedited basis for this high profile event. Most participants would be applying for B1/B2 visitor visas, though some persons may be applying in other categories such as H, O or P. Media representatives would obtain I (journalist) visas. © The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C.
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