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Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) or Washington Special Clearance, [1] commonly called security clearance, administrative clearance, or administrative processing, [2] is a process the United States Department of State and the diplomatic missions of the United States use in deciding to grant or deny a United States visa to certain visa applicants.
The Technology Alert List (TAL) is a list developed by the United States federal government of critical fields where it would like to limit the transfer of goods, technology, and sensitive information, with the goal of supporting nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nontransfer of U.S.-held technologies. [1]
Direct Consular Filing (DCF) is a process related to immigration to the United States whereby Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-360 (Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant), or I-600 (Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative), is filed with a United States embassy or consulate in another country rather than with the United States Citizenship and ...
An American presence post (APP) is a very small diplomatic facility of the United States government located abroad. [1] It is usually staffed by a single Foreign Service officer who carries the title of consul. An American presence post is roughly equivalent to a consulate, but lacks a regular consular section, and does not issue visas.
Following regulations established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), consular officers overseas under the guidance of the Bureau's Office of Visa Services are responsible for issuing all non-immigrant and immigrant visas. (Over 7.75 million non-immigrant visa and approximately 744,000 immigrant visa cases were processed ...
U.S. passport processing times are down, the State Department said Monday. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
All visit, business, transit, student, and exchange visitor visa applicants must pay an application fee of 185 USD [108] to the consular section at a U.S. embassy or consulate in order to be interviewed by a consular officer who will determine if the applicant is qualified to receive a visa to travel to the United States (additionally, the ...
Post: Consular District: Algeria Algiers (E) All of Algeria Bahrain Manama (E) All of Bahrain Egypt Cairo (E) All of Egypt Alexandria (CG) Limited consular services Iraq Baghdad (E) All of Iraq Israel: Tel Aviv (E) All other territory in Israel Jerusalem: Jerusalem (CG) West Bank, Gaza, and the municipality of Jerusalem Jordan Amman (E) All of ...