Visa News

Translation - Español (.pdf)
On January 2nd, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens present in the United States without a visa, who are in the process of seeking immigrant visas to become lawful U.S. permanent residents, may apply for provisional unlawful presence waivers before departing the United States to attend their immigrant visa interviews. USCIS will begin accepting provisional unlawful presence waivers on March 4th, 2013.

For more information review:

• Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers webpage (USCIS Website) at Provisional Waiver
• National Visa Center Process-FAQs (Travel.state.gov Website)

On February 1, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin collecting a new USCIS Immigrant Fee of $165 from most immigrant visa recipients who receive their visas on or after February 1, 2013. (IR-3, IH-3, IR-4, IH-4, SB-1, SI, SQ, and K visa holders will not pay the fee.) Review the News Release and USCIS Immigrant Fee on the USCIS website for more information.