Immigrants may be required to show a credit rating to receive a green card.

The Trump administration is considering a new policy that would require immigrants to provide their credit rating to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This is necessary so that officials can take into account the likelihood of using social security programs when deciding whether to grant them a green card, writes ...

The United States stopped issuing visas to some same-sex couples.

According to the new requirements of the US State Department, when issuing diplomatic visas to partners, marriage status is taken into account, and not same-sex partnerships. The changes took effect on Monday, October 1 and will affect the issuance of visas for the number of United Nations officials, ambassadors, staff members ...

Russians are five times more likely to receive US visas abroad.

In the year that has passed since the downsizing of the staff at the US Embassy in Moscow, about a third of Russians who received US visas have done so outside the Russian Federation. In 2018, the number of visas issued to Russians abroad has grown almost fivefold. How many Russians received ...

Where Russians can quickly get a visa in the US

Experts from the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) told in which neighboring countries Russians can get a visa to the United States the fastest. It turned out that the shortest waiting time for a visa in Armenia is just over a month. According to tour operators, Yerevan now has dates for ...

US 'effectively stopped' issuing visas to Russians

The American authorities "practically stopped" issuing visas to Russians - this even applies to humanitarian situations, said Russian Consul General in Houston Alexander Pisarev. He made this statement, commenting on the case of a Russian citizen who drowned earlier this week while on vacation in Utah. ...

How I got a visa to the USA through Serbia in three days

When someone says they are going to get a visa to the United States, they have to nod their heads sympathetically. After the events of 2017 in Russia, it is almost impossible to wait for the coveted stamp. In Moscow, the waiting time for an interview has increased to 300 days. Freelance author of vc.ru Victoria Sokolova was supposed to get into ...

In Russia, the new rules for obtaining visas to the United States, Europe and Canada

Russians sometimes have to go abroad to get a visa to the United States. In St. Petersburg, the British Consulate General is closing, and it is now necessary to submit biometric data for a Canadian visa. About the new visa rules and the most difficult countries in this regard - in the material of RIA Novosti. ...

How to get a tourist visa in the USA in 2018 year: step by step instructions

In April 2018, I received a tourist visa to the United States,” writes Grigory Yaroshenko for T—J. I am a Russian citizen, but I had to go to Kyiv to get a visa, because in Russia I would have to wait 300 days. I have the whole process from...

How to increase the chances of obtaining a US visa

The process of obtaining a visa to the United States actually consists of two stages - preparation of a questionnaire and an interview. And the very fact of obtaining a visa is strongly influenced by objective factors that cannot be changed, and subjective factors that can be corrected in your favor. Let's talk about them, writes ...

'Extraordinary' green card: what are the opportunities for immigration to the United States for entrepreneurs?

Changes in immigration law create additional difficulties for some categories of people seeking to come to the United States. However, practice shows: for people who have a successful business at home or have created a promising start-up, it is quite possible to come to the United States and get a green card without a long ...

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