The Special Investor Resident Visa (SIRV) entitles the holder to reside in the Philippines for an indefinite period as long as his investment subsists. Any alien, except restricted nationals under the Foreign Service Code, may apply for an SIRV provided he meets the following requirements:

Visa processing can vary greatly in length, from a few days to a few months. The officer cannot know how long the processing takes until the applicant is at the visa window. The applicant will be given an estimate of the visa processing time at the interview. We recommend that applicants apply at least 8 weeks before their intended date of travel.

If you are found to be fully documented and eligible to receive a fiance(e) or immigrant visa, the visa will be issued to you within 2 – 3 working days.

In most cases the immigrant and fiance(e) visas are valid only for 6 months. Therefore, you must enter the U.S. with your visa within 6 months of its issuance. In some cases, visas can be limited to expire before the 6-month period. In this instance, you are required to enter the U.S. before the expiry date of your visa.

If you are from a country other than the U.S., you will apply for an F-1 student visa as a graduate-level student. This visa permits you to study in the U.S. and also allows you to work up to two years in practical training positions with U.S. companies. We will issue you an I-20 form to be used in applying for your F-1 visa.

No, amendment pages at the back of passports are specifically for changes and endorsements to a passport after initial issuance. Chinese Embassy and Consulates generally refuse to recognize the usability of an amendment page for visas.

Applicants are required to supply a self-addressed courier bag or Registered envelope. If all your documents are in order, and your application is approved for issuance, your visa will be issued and mailed to you in the envelope you provided. Pages 3 and 4 will be sent with the appointment notice for you to complete at that time together with the medical instructions.

Contact SWAU's admissions office. Let them know you got the visa and when you plan to arrive on campus and if you plan to live in the dormitory. The closest international airport is the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. If you are flying you will need to tell us if you need us to pick you up at the airport or if you have friends or family picking you up.

A visa screen certificate is issued only after the RN has demonstrated the equivalency of education, licensure and training; and the level of competence in oral and written English. The only organization authorized to issue the Visa Screen is the CGFNS. The visa screen is needed after the I-140 is approved, at the Consular interview.

I was informed on the day of my appointment that my visa application requires additional administrative processing. Please update me on the status of my case, as I need to travel to the United States.

You must know of the Department of Homeland Security regulation which requires that all J exchange visitors, and J-2 spouse and dependents enter the U.S. 30 days or less in advance of the applicant's program start date as shown on the Form DS-2019. Please consider this date carefully when making travel plans to the U.S. Immigration officers may deny you entry into the United States at your expense if you attempt to enter more that 30 days before your program start date.

If your stopover is to connect flights, you will need to apply for a Transit Visa. The fee is $25.00.

You will be issued an EB-3 Immigrant Visa (Green Card). You will work as a staff nurse and not as a nursing aide.

Some countries will permit this but many will not. Contact CIBT's National Customer Service Center to verify whether or not this is possible. However, even if your destination country does allow visa issuance upon entry, CIBT highly recommends procuring your visa prior to departure to prevent any possible delays or entry denials at the border.

Yes, we will issue you a duplicate, however you will have to pay the minimum processing fee ($70 - for single-entry; $120 - for double-entry; $200 - for multiple) again and it will take up to 3 business days.

Only in very limited applications. Only cost-reimbursable contractors are eligible. These contractors must receive written authorization from the contracting officer responsible for their cost-reimbursable contract authorizing them to use GSA sources of supply or services. The written authorization must follow the guidelines set out in FAR 51.102. These cards are billed to the contractor, making them liable.

Immigrant and fiancé visas are normally valid for travel to the United States for six months from the date on which they are issued. Kii visa holders are issued a visa valid for travel for two years and for V visa holders the validity period is ten years. Please refer to the individual sections for further information.

There are no specific documents required to be issued a visa. However, under U.S. immigration law, every person who applies for a nonimmigrant visa is presumed to be an immigrant who intends to remain in the United States. The applicant has the burden of overcoming this presumption. To do so, an applicant should be prepared to present evidence of strong family, economic and social ties that indicate they will return to Belarus.

If you have been approved for an L1 Visa, then your spouse may be issued with an L2 visa. These Visas have recently changed status to allow the prospective applicants to both live and work in the United States.

Your child is only entitled to family based second preference status while under the age of 21 and single. If he or she marries before the immigrant visa is issued, he or she will loose his or her entitlement to V visa status and will no longer be eligible for an immigrant visa in the family based second preference category.