US Visa Lottery applications lost, must be resubmitted

All entries submitted to the U.S. Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as the Green Card Lottery, between October 3rd and 10th have been lost due to a technical glitch.

Individuals who submitted applications during these dates are directed to reapply.

"Entries submitted during October 3-10 are not valid and have been excluded from the system; they will not count as a duplicate entry," a message on the U.S. State Department's website said. Read more: https://www.myjoyonline.com/world/2017/October-17th/us-visa-lottery-applications-lost-must-be-resubmitted.php

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3 Things You Need to Know About Getting a U.S. Tourist Visa

If you want to travel to the United States, you might need a visa. 

1. Interviews May Be Required

A person seeking a visa should prepare for an interview. Schedule an interview if you’re not 13 years old or younger. If a person is under 13, an interview is not usually required. People who are 80 or older don’t need to schedule an interview either.

But everyone in between will be required to have an interview.

Read more:https://www.praguepost.com/travel/getting-us-tourist-visa

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The Privilege of U.S. Citizenship

In 1991, the summer I turned 16, my family and I came to the United States seeking political asylum from the Soviet Union. We had about $600 among the five of us. Less than a month later, as we began to settle in Chicago, the USSR disintegrated and we found ourselves holding passports from a country that no longer existed.
That gives me a special reason to join other Americans in celebrating Citizenship Day on September 17. It marks the date in 1787 that the Founding Fathers signed the U.S. Constitution, but for me it is also a moment to remember my own path to U.S. citizenship and what being an American means, especially to the more than 750,000 people expected to become citizens this year. Read more: https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2017-09-15/on-us-citizenship-day-paypal-co-founder-recalls-his-immigrant-experience
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U.S. visas to six Muslim nations drop after Supreme Court backs travel ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the first two months after a June Supreme Court ruling allowed partial implementation of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, visas issued on average each month to citizens of six countries targeted by the order were 18 percent lower compared to the month prior to the ban, a Reuters analysis of government data shows.

The 3,268 visas issued in July and 3,884 visas issued in August to citizens of the six majority-Muslim countries were down from 4,351 issued in June. The July figure was lower than the monthly average at any point since 2007, when an average of 3,080 visas per month were issued to those countries. Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-effect-visas-analysis/u-s-visas-to-six-muslim-nations-drop-after-supreme-court-backs-travel-ban-idUSKCN1C40FP

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The Trump administration just made its travel ban permanent

President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend that restricts travel to the US from more countries than any of the travel bans that have come before it, effectively banning almost all travel from eight countries — six of which have majority Muslim populations — indefinitely.

Come October 18, nationals of Chad, Iran, Libya, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, Somalia, and North Korea will be more or less barred entry to the United States. Each nation under this ban is subject to its own travel restrictions, but the order overwhelmingly bars tourists, families of American residents, and even those seeking medical visas from entering the United States. Those who already have permanent residency or already hold visas are exempted from the ban — but cannot renew their visas after they expire. And now the Supreme Court has canceled oral arguments against the travel ban, until both sides file new briefs on the impact this permanent policy would have. Read more: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/25/16360496/trump-travel-ban-permanent

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Why immigrants are a financial boon for the U.S.

Immigration restrictionists give a number of reasons why they want fewer people settling in the U.S. Most of these reasons don’t hold up under scrutiny.

For example, the best available data says that immigrants don’t take native-born Americans’ jobs, or drive down their wages; indeed, it’s more likely that skilled immigrants boost the earnings of the native-born. In the U.S. and in Canada, immigration tends to reduce crime. And both history and data show that in the U.S., immigrants assimilate successfully into the local culture and social fabric.

Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/09/24/why-immigrants-are-a-financial-boon-for-the-us.html

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State Dept. Tightens US Visa Rules

The US Department of State tightened the existing visa rules to make visitors act according to their stated plans for a minimum of three months.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Department of State is imposing stricter regulations for US visa applicants to ensure people do not misuse their documents, the department's spokesperson told Sputnik on Wednesday.

On Monday, The New York Times reported that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson determined visitors who require a visa for coming to the United States should act according to their stated plans for a minimum of three months. Read more: https://sputniknews.com/us/201709201057561414-us-visa-rules-control/

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