US visa

US visa

Visa application requirements and processing procedures to the United States.

Contributors in US visa

US visa

Someone who is not an American and not a citizen of the country in which you are applying for a visa. Suppose you are a Kenyan visiting Mexico. If you apply for a visa to visit the U. S. while you ...

machine readable visa (MRV)

Immigration; US visa

A visa that contains biometric information about the passport holder. A visa that immigration officers read with special machines when the applicants enter the U. S. It gives biographic information ...

electronic system for travel authorization (ESTA)

Immigration; US visa

A free, automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors (nationals from 35 participating countries) to travel to the U. S. without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). A valid ...

state workforce agency

Immigration; US visa

The agency or bureau in each State that deals with employment and labor issues. For the address of workforce agency in each State go to the U. S. Department of Labor, Foreign Labor Certification ...

fiscal year

Immigration; US visa

The budget year for the U. S. Government. It begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the following year.

National Visa Center (NVC)

Immigration; US visa

A Department of State facility located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It supports the worldwide operations of the Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa Office. The NVC processes immigrant visa petitions ...

Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

Immigration; US visa

A branch of the Department of Justice that formerly existed and had responsibility for immigration and naturalization. INS was renamed and became part of DHS on March 1, 2003. To learn more, go to ...