Ganesh Ranganathan
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From immigration-law.com
06/21/2003 (Report from New Orleans): Types of Clearances Required for Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visas
· Currently, a large number of nonimmigrant visa applicants remain hostage for months for not being able to obtain nonimmigrant visas outside of the U.S. Most typically, these applicants' eligibility for the applied visas was accepted by the visa posts but pending clearance of law enforcement and intellence authorities, issuance of the visas have remained on hold. People should, however, understand what clearances their cases are going through. Here are the list:
o Visa Condor: These are the security clearance that holds issuance of visas in most cases nowadays. The aliens who are subject to this category requires security clearance related to international terrorism and crimes, particularly relating to 9/11 incidents. Naturally, the natives, citizens, and residents or travellers in certain parts of world are primary subjects for this clearance.
o Visa Mantis: These are the clearance related to protection of American technology and information for its national defense and national security. Most commonly, this is regulated by the export control law administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Currently, a large number of scientists and engineers who are clitically needed for academic and nonacademic research institutions in this country are held up abroad pending this clearance. The academic community in the country, particularly East Coast, has been suffering from this clearance tremendously.
o Visa Donkey: These are the clearance not related to one of the foregoing subject, but related to the former Eastern bloc natives, residents and travellers. Nowadays, Russians are experiencing a tremendous delay in getting nonimmigrant visas because of this clearance. Reportedly, the clearance has been tightened up for the Russians because of report of increased incidents of frauds involved in employment-based nonimmigrant visas such as H-1B.
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Visa Idiot: These are people who think that they can get a visa to the U.S.?
06/21/2003 (Report from New Orleans): Types of Clearances Required for Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visas
· Currently, a large number of nonimmigrant visa applicants remain hostage for months for not being able to obtain nonimmigrant visas outside of the U.S. Most typically, these applicants' eligibility for the applied visas was accepted by the visa posts but pending clearance of law enforcement and intellence authorities, issuance of the visas have remained on hold. People should, however, understand what clearances their cases are going through. Here are the list:
o Visa Condor: These are the security clearance that holds issuance of visas in most cases nowadays. The aliens who are subject to this category requires security clearance related to international terrorism and crimes, particularly relating to 9/11 incidents. Naturally, the natives, citizens, and residents or travellers in certain parts of world are primary subjects for this clearance.
o Visa Mantis: These are the clearance related to protection of American technology and information for its national defense and national security. Most commonly, this is regulated by the export control law administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Currently, a large number of scientists and engineers who are clitically needed for academic and nonacademic research institutions in this country are held up abroad pending this clearance. The academic community in the country, particularly East Coast, has been suffering from this clearance tremendously.
o Visa Donkey: These are the clearance not related to one of the foregoing subject, but related to the former Eastern bloc natives, residents and travellers. Nowadays, Russians are experiencing a tremendous delay in getting nonimmigrant visas because of this clearance. Reportedly, the clearance has been tightened up for the Russians because of report of increased incidents of frauds involved in employment-based nonimmigrant visas such as H-1B.
Hew................................
What next:
Visa Idiot: These are people who think that they can get a visa to the U.S.?