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US issues record number of visa to Ghanaians
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The US has announced that a record number of US visit visas were issued to Ghanaians in 2011. According to the US Embassy in Ghana, over 12,000 Ghanaians were issued with visas to travel to the US in 2011. US Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Donald Teitelbaum, said the number of visas issued was at a record high since diplomatic relations between the US and Ghana began in 1957 following Ghanaian independence from Britain.
US announces interview waiver program for Indians
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In order to attract more Indian tourists, the US has announced that eligible visa applicants will be able to apply for a US visa without being interviewed in person."US Department of State has implemented a programme that will allow certain applicants to apply for visas without being interviewed in person at a US consular office," US Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell said.Under the Interview Waiver Programme, it will become easier for Indians to visit the US for tourism and business trips.
Study shows more foreigners than US citizens applying for US patents
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A new study has revealed that foreign students and researchers file 76 percent of patents at America's top universities.
Supreme Court releases ruling on Arizona's harsh immigration law
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The US Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of Arizona's harsh SB 1070 law affecting illegal immigrants.The SB 1070 law, introduced in 2010, states:
Congressman claims allowing Poland visa-free travel to US would pose security threat
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US Republican Congressman Lamar Smith has said that he believes expanding the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to include Poland could make it easier for terrorists to come to the US. Smith, the chairman of the US House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee, said that the VWP is a "loophole for entry by those who may wish to do us harm."
US July visa bulletin – Apply for EB-2 visa application by 29 June!
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If you have an US EB-2 employment based petition with a priority date later than 1 January 2009 and are not from China or India then you should file your adjustment of status visa application or consular processing visa application by Friday 29 June 2012. The US Department of State (DOS) has just released the July 2012 visa bulletin stating that from 1 July 2012 the employment-based EB-2 immigrant visa priority cutoff date will move back to January 1, 2009 for all countries except India and China.