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Free Live Web Chat on New DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa Application |
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Written by Jordana Hart
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
The new DS-160 nonimmigrant visa application is live at many major embassies, such as London, Mexico City and Toronto, and many more are requiring it as of March 1 and soon thereafter.
To find out if a particular embassy requires the form now, go to http://www.usembassy.gov/ and click on visas. The DS-160 can only be completed online and requires you to upload your photograph. The form is about 15 screens long and combines the questions on the DS-156, DS-157 and DS-158 visa application forms that are being phased out.
There is an opportunity to learn more about the new visa application: At 3:30pm on Friday, February 26, the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela will hold a live web-chat to answer questions from the public regarding the new DS-160 Non-Immigrant Visa Application. The chat can be accessed by going to https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/caracas.
Choose the “Enter as a Guest” option, type in the screen name of your choice, and enter the room. No password is necessary. Questions may be submitted at any time in advance of or during the program.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 February 2010 )
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New Filing Locations for I-765 Employment Authorization Application |
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Written by Jordana Hart
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing an Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765). The change of filing location is part of USCIS's overall effort to transition the intake of some benefit forms from Service Centers to USCIS Lockbox facilities. Centralizing form and fee intake allows USCIS to provide the public more efficient and effective initial processing of applications and fees, according to USCIS.
As of February 24, 2010, applicants must now submit Form I-765 to one of the USCIS Lockbox facilities or the USCIS Vermont Service Center, based on the classification under which they are filing. Detailed guidance can be found in updated Form I-765 instructions under the link "Forms" at www.uscis.gov.
The Service Centers will forward incorrectly filed applications to the USCIS Phoenix and Dallas Lockbox facilities until March 26, 2010. After March 26, 2010, applications incorrectly filed at USCIS Service Centers will be returned to the applicant with instructions to send the application to the correct location.
When filing Form I-765 at one of the USCIS Lockbox facilities, you may elect to receive an email and/or text message notifying you that your application has been accepted. You must complete an E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (Form G-1145), and attach it to the first page of your application.
Also, Form I-765 may be electronically filed (e-filed) with USCIS when submitted for certain applicant categories. Go to www.USCIS.gov for a list of who is eligible to e-file Form I-765, or call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 February 2010 )
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New Filing Locations and Instructions for Form I-102 to Replace Lost I-94 |
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Written by Jordana Hart
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised its filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing an Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document (Form I-102). The new form, dated 1/13/10, is part of an overall effort to transition the intake of benefit forms from Service Centers to USCIS Lockbox facilities. USCIS states that centralizing form and fee intake to a Lockbox allows it to provide customers with more efficient and effective initial processing of applications and fees.
As of February 22, 2010, applicants submitting Form I-102 by itself must mail their application to the USCIS Phoenix or Dallas Lockbox facility, based on where they are located. Detailed guidance can be found in the updated Form I-102 instructions under the link "Forms" at www.uscis.gov. Applicants submitting their Form I-102 with another form should submit both forms according to the filing instructions for the other form.
NATO and Partnership for Peace under SOFA Military Members seeking an initial Form I-94 should submit their application through their foreign commander or designee, to NATO/Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation at NATO/HQ SACT, 7857 Blandy Road, Suite 100, ATTN: Legal Affairs, Norfolk, VA 23551-2490.
The USCIS Service Centers will forward all improperly filed applications to the USCIS Phoenix and Dallas Lockbox facilities until March 24, 2010. After March 24, 2010, applications incorrectly filed at the Service Centers will be returned to the applicant with instructions to send the application to the correct location.
Applicants filing Form I-102 at a USCIS Lockbox facility may elect to receive an email and/or text message notifying them that their application has been accepted. They must complete an E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance (Form G-1145) and attach it to the first page of their application.
For more information, visit www.uscis.gov |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 February 2010 )
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