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The Automatic Visa Revalidation Program Allows Travel to Contiguous Territories Without Needing a Visa Stamp

By |2017-05-20T21:47:08-04:00November 11th, 2015|Articles, News, Students, Travel, Visa Processing|

Foreign nationals who are in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant status are aware (we hope) that normally they need to have a valid U.S. visa stamp in order to reenter the U.S. after a trip [...]

Automatic Visa Revalidation Program – Travel to Contiguous Territories

By |2017-05-20T21:49:48-04:00August 12th, 2008|News|

The Department of State rule, known as the "automatic revalidation" of visas is a rule which allows holders of almost all classes of U.S. visas to travel to a "contiguous territory" and return to the U.S. without a current valid stamp in the passport. Persons in F, J, H and O status can travel to Canada or Mexico and return to the U.S. without a valid visa stamp. Persons in F and J status can, in addition to Mexico and Canada, visit the "adjacent islands" (Caribbean islands except Cuba) and return to the U.S. without a valid visa stamp in their passport. Please read the entire article for more details on the automatic visa revalidation program.

US Consulate in Kingston, Jamaica Restricts Third-Country Nationals’ Visa Stamp Applications

By |2017-05-20T21:47:16-04:00November 14th, 2014|Articles, News, Travel, Visa Processing|

The U.S. Consulate in Kingston, Jamaica has announced that effective October 31, 2014, it will restrict the ability of certain (but not all) third-country nationals (TCNs) to apply for and obtain a U.S. visa stamp at the Kingston Consular Section. TCN Visa Stamp Application Restrictions Effective October 31, 2014 Effective October 31, 2014, the U.S. [...]

Automatic Vise Revalidation Fact Sheet

By |2009-04-29T09:22:54-04:00April 29th, 2009|News|

We have written about the Automatic Visa Revalidation (AVR) program in the past.  The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released a fact sheet which seeks to clarify some of the AVR provisions.  We reprint it here in its entirety: Automatic Visa Revalidation Fact Sheet March 9, 2009 Pursuant to 22 CFR 4 1.1 12 and 8 CFR [...]

USCIS Agrees to Improve Work Authorization Process (EAD) for H-4 and L-2 Spouses

By |2023-01-23T08:29:18-05:00November 11th, 2021|Articles, H-1B, H-4 EAD, News, News Alert|

In a legal settlement effective as of November 10, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has agreed to change its policies regarding L-2 and H-4 employment authorization document (EAD) applications. USCIS was challenged in a lawsuit (Shergill et al, v Mayorkas, 21-cv-1296-RSM) as a result of long-delayed EAD applications for certain nonimmigrant spouses. Under [...]

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