New visa quotas go into effect

New quotas for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas went into effect on Friday, April 13, 2012. Fees for most nonimmigrant visa and border crossing card applications have increased, while fees for immigrant visa applications have decreased. The reduction in the cost of ... Read more

Changes in immigrant and non-immigrant visa quotas

Effective April 13, 2012, there will be changes to the fees for immigrant and non-immigrant visas and other consular services. Fees for most non-immigrant visa applications will increase, while fees for processing immigrant visas will decrease. The U.S. Department of State announced that the increase is necessary ... Read more

New visa process for Mexicans will be explained on webchat

Yesterday, the manner in which Mexican citizens must apply for non-immigrant visas to the United States changed. To explain what the changes consist of, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico has coordinated a webchat with visa consuls for next Wednesday, January 12, starting at 4:00 pm. The dialogue will be live at ... Read more

Republicans propose denying citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and legal immigrants on temporary visas

At a press conference held today, Wednesday, January 5, coordinated to coincide with the first day of the new federal Congress, five Republican lawmakers introduced two proposals that seek to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants. One measure proposes the creation of a new definition of state citizenship, in addition to national citizenship, that would exclude babies born in ... Read more

Increase in passport and immigrant visa quotas

Beginning today, fees for U.S. passport, immigrant visa and other consular services will be increased. The U.S. Department of State announced that the increase was necessary to cover the costs associated with processing these consular services. Last June, the State Department also increased visa fees ... Read more

Increase in non-immigrant visa quotas

Effective June 4, 2010, nonimmigrant visa quotas will be increased. The U.S. Department of State announced that the increase was necessary to cover the increased costs associated with processing nonimmigrant visas. This increase applies to nonimmigrant visas that are stamped in passports and visas for ... Read more

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