27 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Innovation In Government: A Safer and Speedier Visa System
24 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
No More Visas for Taiwanese Visiting US?
Taiwanese tourists and business travelers could soon be allowed to visit the U.S. for up to three months without visas.
In laying out a broader package of measures aimed at attracting more foreign tourists, the White House announced Jan. 18 that Taiwan is being formally evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security...
22 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Illegal immigration deportation process comes underneath fire
For more than two years, federal immigration officials sought to deport Angelica Terrazas from the United States.
Terrazas, now 26, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was a student at Arizona State University in May 2009 when she and some friends were stopped for speeding during a camping trip to Payson. The...
21 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Protocols could concede 14% of immigrants to bypass courts
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. immigration officials, testing controversial new protocols that give them discretion to "administratively close" immigration cases instead of taking them to court, have recommended that about 14% of the nearly 12,000 cases reviewed thus far be closed, allowing those people to remain in the United States.
Of the...
20 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
In Deportation Policy Test, 1 in 6 Offered Reprieve
It was a fast-paced test run of the first comprehensive docket review in the nation’s immigration courts. Department of Homeland Security officials plan to extend it in coming months to all of about 300,000 deportation cases before the courts nationwide.
The court...
20 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Chinese tourists to get US visa easier
<!--enpproperty 2012-01-20 06:50:52.0Tan YingziChinese tourists to get US visa easierChinese travelers,visa service,US President Barack Obama,American jobs,international travel market,UN World Travel Organization1158963Society2@webnews/enpproperty-->WASHINGTON -- Chinese travelers to the United States will enjoy upgraded visa service soon as US President Barack Obama Thursday announced a new initiative to boost tourism.
As part of...
11 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Obama to Give Immigrants a Break
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Friday that it would make it easier for illegal immigrants who are related to a US citizen to seek legal US residency, a rule change hailed by immigrant advocates and lambasted by those who favor strict policing of the borders.
Currently, an illegal immigrant...
27 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]
Taiwan anticipating to acquire US visa-waiver analysis organisation soon
Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) A delegation from the United States Department of Homeland Security will soon visit Taiwan to evaluate the country's bid for entry into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.Although there is no timetable for the...
27 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]
U.S. Should Ease Visa Access to Entice More Tourists Wielding Cash: View
This holiday season, millions of tourists visited the U.S. Given the economic benefits they bring, the U.S. should be working overtime to welcome their friends and families next year.
An estimated 60 million international visitors arrived in the...
