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24 Sep 2014

DOS Changes Visa Application Fees

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced major changes to immigrant and nonimmigrant visa fees charged to applicants for visa "stamps" at U.S. embassies and consulates. The new fee structure took effect on September 12, 2014, and the DOS has provided instructions for those with pending...

13 Aug 2014

NewsFlash! DOS Computer Problems No Longer Causing Many Delays

On August 13, 2014, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) provided some good news in an update regarding the visa delays caused by last month's computer crash: "We have made significant progress and issued most of the worldwide backlog of nonimmigrant visa cases. We are working...

12:00 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief

08 Aug 2014

DOS FAQs on Visa Delays Worldwide

As reported in a series of NewsFlashes posted on MurthyDotCom at the end of July 2014, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) began experiencing problems with one of its key computer systems, the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD). This has caused some ongoing delay in visa processing...

15:59 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Student / Travel / Visitor / Worker

07 Aug 2014

Document Screening for Applicants at U.S. Consulates

The process of applying for both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas at U.S. consular posts abroad may raise questions of exactly what information is checked and how that information is gathered during the screening process. A June 2014 Congressional Research Service report provides an overview of the...

08:26 / Consulates / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Student / Travel / Visitor / Worker

07 Jul 2014

U.S. Consulates in India Issuing Record Number of Student Visas

The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India held Student Visa Day on June 19, 2014. A press release on the event notes that a record number of individuals have applied for student visas in India thus far in fiscal year (FY) 2014. In fact, the embassy...

08:29 / Consulates / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Student

13 Jun 2014

When to Apply for H1B Visa in India with Approved Cap-Subject H1B for FY15

With approvals coming in for cap-subject H1B petitions filed for fiscal year (FY) 2015 and those selected in the lottery, we have been receiving calls from H1B beneficiaries and employers, seeking clarification on how early they can apply for H1B visas based on approvals received...

08:17 / Consulates / H1B / NewsBrief

11 Jun 2014

Summer Shortage of Visa Application Appointments for TCNs at U.S. Consulates in Canada

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has confirmed that the U.S. consular posts in Canada have an extremely limited number of appointments available this summer for third-country nationals (TCNs) applying for nonimmigrant visas. To that end, the DOS is urging visa applicants, other than Canadian...

08:18 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Student / Worker

13 Feb 2014

U.S. Citizen Sponsorship of a Foreign National Fiancé/e or Spouse

This MurthDotCom NewsBrief has been updated. Please find the new version....

10:29 / Uncategorized

30 Jan 2014

Visa Interview Waiver Program Made Permanent

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently made permanent a visa interview waiver program that was initiated as a temporary, pilot program in January 2012. This program allows some individuals seeking renewals of previously issued visas to have their applications adjudicated without having to attend...

12:29 / Consulates / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Student / Visitor

22 Jan 2014

U.S. Department of State Warns Against Travel to Mexico

Many foreign nationals travel to Mexico to apply for visas at the U.S. consulates there. Mexico is also a popular tourist destination for U.S. citizens as well as foreign nationals who reside in the United States. However, a Travel Warning recently issued by the U.S. Department...

15:36 / Consulates / NewsBrief / Travel

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DOS Changes Visa Application Fees

NewsFlash! DOS Computer Problems No Longer Causing Many Delays

DOS FAQs on Visa Delays Worldwide

Document Screening for Applicants at U.S. Consulates

U.S. Consulates in India Issuing Record Number of Student Visas

When to Apply for H1B Visa in India with Approved Cap-Subject H1B for FY15

Summer Shortage of Visa Application Appointments for TCNs at U.S. Consulates in Canada

U.S. Citizen Sponsorship of a Foreign National Fiancé/e or Spouse

Visa Interview Waiver Program Made Permanent

U.S. Department of State Warns Against Travel to Mexico

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