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Visa waiver must be satisfactorily addressed and resolved at long last." [ 45 ] The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 allowed the inclusion of new countries in the VWP with a visa refusal rate up to 10% (up from the standard requirement of 3%) if they satisfied certain other conditions, from October 2008. [ 46 ]
[30] However, some immigration consultants report that decisions on ESTA applications can occasionally take longer than 72 hours, for example if the applicant had any U.S. visa refused before (even if declared on the application). [31] Each travel authorization under ESTA can be valid for up to two years, for multiple trips during that period.
October 3, 2019: Visa waiver under parole policy removed for nationals of Russia; [58] for the Northern Mariana Islands only, period of stay with visa waiver under parole policy for nationals of China reduced from 45 to 14 days [59] July 14, 2020: Visa waiver removed for holders of Hong Kong SAR and British National (Overseas) passports [60] [61]
The outgoing administration intends to launch an ICE Portal app starting in early December in New York City that will allow migrants to bypass in-person check-ins to their local ICE office.
The Immigration Policy Center noted that expedited removal proceedings and other rapid deportation decisions "often fail to take into account many critical factors, including whether the individual is eligible to apply for lawful status in the United States, whether he or she has long-standing ties here, or whether he or she has U.S.-citizen ...
On 18 March 2018, the Ministry of Public Security and the National Immigration Administration announced an extension of the visa waiver policy to nationals of 59 countries, effective 1 May 2018. Citizens of these countries could visit Hainan Island for up to 30 days without a visa.
Visa programs and waivers expanded DHS also issued a final rule to expand the H-1B visa program to allow U.S. employers to hire more foreign workers for “specialized” jobs.
In May 2015, Vice President Jusuf Kalla announced that the visa-waiver will be extended to 60-70 countries as soon as the reciprocity clause was removed from the immigration law. [ 27 ] On June 12, 2015, the Indonesian Government announced that it formally waived visa requirements for the 45 countries listed above for 30 days but the visit ...