U.S. Visas

A foreign national must apply for and obtain a student visa, to study in the United States. An international student must follow certain guidelines and submit few documents, to prove that he is eligible to study in America. F and M student visas allow international students to get into the United States as students. They […]

U visas are meant for victims of crimes and to become eligible for a U visa, a person must be a crime victim. Individuals who are victims of domestic violence, torture, kidnapping, sexual assault or murder, may become eligible for U visas. Victims of other crimes that are related to the crimes that are listed,

The US embassy in Nicosia, has announced that some visa applicants may not be required to go to the embassy in person to apply for visas, to travel to the United States. In order to make it easier to travel to the United States, the US embassy in Nicosia has waived the personal interviews for

In some cases, getting a visa is a waiting game, as many applicants need to wait for a visa to become available before they are granted a visa. This is because the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) places a cap on the number of immigration visas available to green card seekers each year. In addition,

In the US, there is a shortage of skilled workers, especially in areas such as technology and computer industries. The shortage frustrates US companies, who claim that they cannot stay competitive without skilled labor. The shortage also frustrates foreign workers and students, who say they have the skills US employers want but face bureaucratic red

Hurricane Isaac is a tropical cyclone system that is now gone, but the slow-moving weather system has left a great deal of devastation behind, especially in the northern Gulf Coast area.  In addition to the nine fatalities confirmed from the storm in the US, the storm, which became a hurricane on August 28 before touching

There are more than 40 nonimmigrant visas available for visitors to the US who wish to enter the country for a short, specific period of time. Nonimmigrant visas do not allow visitors to work and live in the US, but do allow visitors to remain in the US for varying amounts of time. If you

When filing an application to sponsor a family member for a US green card, you will typically need to file some type of affidavit of support, generally either the I-864 Affidavit of Support or the I-134 Affidavit of Support. In a visa application, the affidavit of support plays an important role. It shows immigration officials

In most cases, when applicants apply for employer-sponsored or family-sponsored green cards, they must wait before a visa is available in order to get their us green card. This is because demand for visas is very high. The U.S. Department of State sets green card numbers at 226 000 per year for family-sponsored visas and