Last month, the White House announced a new policy to grant “parole in place” to undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, allowing them to apply for green cards without leaving the U.S. to attend a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about investor immigration and international law issues. Imagine you have just completed your U.S. immigration visa ...

An H-1B visa applicant reported on Reddit that the US Consulate in Hyderabad requested their social media links via email ...

For many years, all applicants for nonimmigrant visas (NIVs) were required to make a personal appearance and be interviewed by a consular officer at the US Embassy. Recently, the US Department of ...

The US State Department will soon begin a pilot project for an expedited B1/B2 visa appointment at a fee of $750. This will allow the applicants to get an interview appointment at selected posts ...

A student faced an unexpected F-1 visa denial at the Hyderabad Consulate interview. The consular officer asked standard questions before shifting to technical inquiries. Despite confident answers, the ...

The U.S. Department of State announced that it is providing flexibility for consular officers to waive the personal appearance of certain immigrant visa applicants until December 2023.. belterz Getty ...

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that ...

Washington, D.C.: Starting September 2, getting a U.S. visa is about to get a lot tougher for many. The U.S. State Department has rolled out major changes to to handle immigrant visa interviews. The ...

On December 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of State announced the expansion of consular officer authority to waive interviews for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants. When nonimmigrant visa applicants ...

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Monday joined the Embassy's consular team to interview over 1,000 visitor visa applicants, according to a press release from the US Embassy. The US Embassy in ...