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Welcome to UnitedStatesVisas.gov,
an official source of information about U.S. visa policy and procedures.
Use this site to learn about the visa application process, understand
current requirements, and get updates on recent developments.
This site serves as a single point of access to U.S.
visa information. It will connect you to additional, in-depth information
found on Web sites managed by the U.S. State Department and the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
To find information specific to your country or region,
you may also go to the Web site of your nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate
by clicking Locate a Consular
Office.
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DOING
BUSINESS and
WORKING in the U.S.
"My company's headquarters
is in the United States. I go there several times a year on
business." |
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STUDYING in
the U.S. and coming on an exchange
"After I got my M.A. degree
in English language and literature in my home country, I got
my PhD. in the U.S." |
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VISITING the
U.S.
"We visited the United States as tourists,
starting in New York and ending in California." |
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COMING
PERMANENTLY
to the U.S.
"We joined our children in
the United States and became permanent residents." |
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VISA
BASICS
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For more than 50 years, the United States of America has required
visas to study, visit, or conduct business in the U.S. While
changes have been made recently to U.S. visa law, many procedures
remain the same. To learn more, read this step-by-step guide
to the visa process.
 
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VISA NEWS
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The State Department is discontinuing its domestic reissuance service for E, H, I, L, O, and P visas.
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More than 16,000 men, women and children from throughout the United States will raise their right hands and become America's newest citizens during special 4th of July naturalization ceremonies.
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Spokesman Richard Boucher (June 23): [W]e have a policy of secured borders and open doors, and we need to make sure that the process protects the United States and protects all those in the United States, including people who come to work here and live here, from harm. That's our first obligation; and the second one is to do it in as efficient and considerate a manner as we can.
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"America is not a fortress; no, we never want to be a fortress. We're a free country; we're an open society. And we must always protect the rights of our law -- of law-abiding citizens from around the world who come here to conduct business or to study or to spend time with their family."