Those people who want to get the B1/B2 visa for personal travel or conference/business in USA must undergo a Procedure that takes longer than expected and that brings negative consequences both for those who wish to travel and for the american tourism.
Generally, when a tourist -for example- wants to take the visa You must follow a series of steps: appointment in person at a American embassy or consulate to be interviewed and submit digital photographs and fingerprints. There it is also verified that the applicant has justified reasons to travel to the North American country and in turn presents the intention to return to their country of origin.
The delay arose after the pandemic. When decreeing the health emergency by Covid-19all the embassies of USA they closed their doors and, therefore, no more visas issued. Upon returning to “normal”, the employees -who also lack enough staff– they saw each other overwhelmed by the number of paperwork requests.
But the problem did not only affect the embassiesbut also to their own passport centers in the United States. Since, when the health situation began to become more flexible, they received extensive requests to start the process and, due to the lack of staffthere were delays of 10 to 13 weeks in the issuance and renewal of new passports.
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In that sense, from United States Department of State ensured that – towards the end of SeptemberThey seek to return to the pre-pandemic staffing levels at the visa offices. They will also do a pilot program for renew some work visas within the North American country, and thus avoid the extensive and costly need to leave the country to reapply.
Lastly, the Department further decided to exclude the requirement of the interview to those people who have obtained a visa in the last two years.
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Tourist or visitor visa
The visitor visaknown as tourist visais a type of nonimmigrant visa for people who want to enter temporarily to USA for two main reasons. The categories are:
- B-1: matters of business and to attend conferencesamong others.
- B-2: tourism, visit relatives and Medical treatmentsamong others.
In addition, there are other types of visas:
- BBC Visa (laser): tourism for mexicans.
- H, L, O, P, Q and R visas: They are different work permits.
- E-visa: for traders and investors.
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Travel to the United States: changes in the Visa as of May 30
He Department of State published a final resolution regarding the new raises in certain processing fees of requests for Nonimmigrant Visa (NIV, according to its acronym in English). These increases will take effect on May 30.
Visas for the US: changes in the price
The visitor visa pricesboth for business (B1) or for tourism (B2)in addition to other types of visas that do not require any request, such as student visas, will increase $160 to $185. For certain types of NIV visasbased on temporary requests from workers, also they will rise from u$s190 au$s205.
Finally, those that correspond to the merchants “by trade treaty”, investors and applicants linked to the financial sectorwill increase from $205 to $315.
Source: Ambito
