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Visa Related Web Sites
Listed below are United States Government Web sites that can assist an
international adviser as they help their students and scholars navigate
the visa application process.
SEVISis a web-based system for
maintaining information on international students and exchange visitors
in the United States. It is administered by the Student and Exchange
Visitor Program (SEVP), a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative arm of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
Listing of links and contact information for each country that has a U.S. embassy or consulate.
This new material is to notify the
public of an amendment to existing regulations by suspending the 30-day
and annual re-registration requirements for aliens who are subject to
the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS).
Visa applications are now subject to a
greater degree of scrutiny than in the past. For many applicants, a
personal appearance interview is required as a standard part of visa
processing.
Section 306 of the Enhanced Border
Security and Visa Reform Act of 2002 (EBSVRA) pertains to the issuance
of visas to aliens from state sponsors of terrorism: North Korea, Cuba,
Syria, Sudan, Iran, Iraq, and Libya.
Information about visa requirements for bordering countries.
Here are the visa application and other types of processing fees collected by the Department of State.
These web pages present the latest recommendations for passport and visa photographs.
Here is what a 214(b) visa refusal means and what applicants and friends can do to prepare for a visa reapplication.
U.S.-VISIT is part of a continuum of
security measures that begins overseas and continues through a
visitor’s arrival in and departure from the United States.
Multi-lingual vidoes and brochures
available to education travelers about U.S.-VISIT's travel and
transportation safety procedures.
Federal Aviation Administration Web site that provides fly status information.
Information detailing what a student or exchange visitor can expect upon arrival at a United States Port of Entry.
