New Visa extension rules
Can anybody explain this?
"The US has announced an extension of the validity of visa clearances for certain categories, including students, exchange visitors and tourists.
The State Department has extended the validity of Visas Mantis clearances for the F (student), J (exchange visitors), H (temporary workers), L (intra-company transferees) and B (tourist and business) categories of visas, according to a media note.
Visa applications from persons to study or work in the United States in certain sensitive scientific and technical fields are subject to an inter-agency clearance procedure in Washington, known as Visas Mantis.
US law forbids issuing visas to someone who may violate prohibitions on the export of goods, technology and sensitive information from the United States.
The extension will ensure that if the original visa has expired and a new visa application is filed to return to the previous study or work programme, another Visas Mantis clearance may not be required, the note said."
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