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US immigration 'hardly impacted' by federal government shutdown

11:58 04/10/2013
A spokesman for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said that the processing of immigration paperwork should not be greatly affected by the failure of Congress to agree...

US immigration reform bill could endanger J-1 visa program

18:36 20/06/2013
There are fears that the immigration reform bill currently being considered by the US Congress could damage the US's J-1 visa which promotes cultural exchange working by allowing young people from...

Many Australians aren't using U.S. E-3 visas

15:19 04/05/2012
A US visa programme the E-3 visa set up to allow Australian professionals to live and work in America and which can be renewed indefinitely is struggling to make up the numbers with just a quarter of...

US sees faster visa processing times for Brazil and China

11:26 03/05/2012
Thanks to an increase in U.S. Embassy visa officials in Brazil and China from last November, the U.S. has reported faster processing times. Also, following U.S. President Obama's announcement on 19...

US bill would allow Israelis to apply for E-2 Treaty Investor visas

18:57 18/02/2012
A member of the US House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would allow eligible Israelis to receive non-immigrant E-2 Treaty investor visas in the US. Under current law, Israelis are...

US official says US visitor visas are in high demand

9:40 15/12/2011
While US tourism leaders are pushing for reduced wait times for processing visitor visa applications for foreign visitors, a US Commerce Department official said last week that the State Department...

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