The Department of State’s Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Consular Affairs (L/CA), in coordination with the Visa Office in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, appreciates the opportunity to host these semi-annual meetings with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)’s Department of State Liaison Committee to provide insight and clarity concerning the Department’s current immigration policies and procedures. Following are Department responses to issues raised by AILA in anticipation of this meeting. Consistent with past practice, after the meeting, we will publish the Agenda questions and answers on Travel.State.Gov, subject to any revisions we deem appropriate based on discussions at the meeting.
Committee’s questions and the responses provided by the Department of State
