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What happens if a U.S. visa is lost or stolen?

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:11:25 +0000

Oh no! Your U.S. visitor visa or your valid passport with a 10-year U.S. visitor visa attached is lost or stolen. Now what do you do? 1. Go to the police station in the city or town where your documents were lost or stolen and file a police report. The police may want to see copies [...]

Nonimmigrant visa application fees increase as of June 4

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:00:29 +0000

Blame inflation, but it's getting more expensive to apply for a nonimmigrant visa.

Nonimmigrant visa application fees -- also called Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC) fees -- have increased as of June 4 to cover the cost of processing them. This increase applies both to nonimmigrant visas placed in passports and to border crossing cards issued to certain applicants in Mexico.

Do I need a visa to visit the United States?

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:39:21 +0000

Are you a Canadian Permanent Resident/Landed Immigrant or a foreign national — a non-Canadian citizen — in Canada and want to visit the United States for a brief stay? If you are not a citizen of one of the Visa Waiver Program countries, you will need to obtain a visitor visa in order to enter the [...]

Greece now a member of the Visa Waiver Program

Jodi Sokolowski — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:37:01 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated Greece as a member of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) March 9, 2010. Greek nationals can travel on the VWP beginning [...]

Can an approved I-130 be revoked if not acted upon?

Michael Serotte — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:49:52 +0000

A Canadian family has put their plans to move to the States on hold. Jon’s* wife, who is an American Citizen, petitioned for Jon and their adult daughter, Anne*, to obtain Green Cards. Jon obtained his, while Anne’s I-130 application was approved in the spring, and she now needs to process for her Green Card [...]

Does my passport have to be valid for six months beyond my trip to the U.S.?

Michael Serotte — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:28:02 +0000

You are planning to vacation in the United States and your suitcase is packed, the hotel and flights booked, and your passport in hand. But someone just told you they heard your passport has to be valid at least six months after your return date back home. You look at your passport and see that [...]

How to apply for a Canadian tourist visa

Michael Serotte — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:23:14 +0000

When foreign nationals want to visit Canada as tourists, they may need to apply for a temporary resident visa. Even if they are just stopping in Canada as a layover during airline travel or are taking a cruise that stops at any Canadian port for any length of time – whether they intend to go ashore [...]

Verify Yourself!

Michael Serotte — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:19:08 +0000

While the United States still has its issues tracking foreign nationals (see New York Times article "U.S. Can't Trace Foreign Visas on Expired Visas") you can help yourself to not get caught up in the web, and be acussed of staying in the U.S. longer than allowed, and longer than you actually did.

If I don’t need a visa, I can just cross, right?

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:36:33 +0000

You are in Canada either as a visitor or a permanent resident and you want to travel to the United States for a holiday. You may not need a visa to enter the United States, but you may have to sign up through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).