The U.S. Department of State has issued new rules tightening visa interview requirements for both immigrant and nonimmigrant ...

The changes come as the appointment wait times for U.S. visitor and tourist visas jumped by 69 percent between January and August, according to data from the State Department. Wait times vary widely ...

US November visa bulletin outlines important dates for immigrant visa applicants, including ‘Final Action Dates’ and ‘Dates for Filing Visa Applications’.

The United States welcomes over a million legal immigrants per year, and about half of them arrive in the United States with a green card in hand through the immigrant visa process. During the ...

Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month for the various family and employment-based categories.

The Department of State (DOS)’s monthly Visa Bulletin informs applicants of their “place in line” for an immigrant visa based on the person’s priority date. For family-based petitions, the priority ...