If you have only one name, or if your name appears in one line in your passport, your full name goes in the surname field and "first name unknown", or "FNU," goes in the given name. We recommend obtaining a new passport with given and surnames if possible
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On July 15, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it has approved 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status (also referred to as the “U visa”) in fiscal year 2010, an important milestone for a program that offers immigration p
Continue reading >>If there is a mistake on your visa, please call the Immigrant Visa Section (or e-mail the visa section and describe the problem. If our staff informs you that there is something that needs to be corrected, please return our passport to our office by sendi
Continue reading >>Q:Our family was issued immigrant visas to the US. We received our visa packets and are ready to travel. If we applied together as a family, does this mean we have to travel together to the US? Can I go first, and then the rest of my family goes separa
Continue reading >>This is sometimes possible, but you must direct your request to the IV Unit where you would like to schedule your appointment. If it is possible for them to accept your request for an appointment, they will contact you and send an official request to AIT
Continue reading >>If you are unable to make your appointment, you may contact VisaIV-AIT@state.gov for rescheduling. Be advised, however, that AIT only has limited flexibility to reschedule, and you must have an unavoidable reason why you cannot attend your originally sch
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