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Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Navigating the Recent Visa Reciprocity Changes

In December 2019 the United States Department of State (DOS) made significant changes to the visa reciprocity fees and validity periods for nonimmigrant visa applicants from certain countries. Nonimmigrant visa applicants...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Department of State Announces Visa Reciprocity Changes

The United States Department of State (DOS) recently made a number of significant changes to visa “reciprocity” tables. Reciprocity involves either additional fees, or shorter validity periods (or both) for visa applicants...more

Dickinson Wright

Visa Reciprocity Fees and E-2 Visa Adjudications - Targets for Change in 2020

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Change is a constant in immigration visa adjudications and drastic changes can be implemented from one day to the next without much, if any, notice. For example, the reciprocity fees for the nonimmigrant visas for Australian...more

Maynard Nexsen

Business Visas to Europe This Summer?

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“Reciprocity” Could Hit Hard for the Unaware - Currently, U.S. visitors traveling to Europe on business or as tourists, in most cases, do not need a visa to travel to most countries in the European Union. However, this...more

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Immigration Spotlight

The United States and China have both reciprocally increased the validity of short-term business and tourist visas to 10 years and the validity of student and exchange visas to 5 years for each other’s citizens. The...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

U.S. & China Extend Visas for Business Travelers, Tourists, and Students

As a reminder, following a meeting with President Xi Jinping from the People’s Republic of China to discuss U.S. and China foreign relations in November of this year, President Obama announced changes to certain visas issued...more

Blank Rome LLP

The U.S. and China Agree to Extend Visas for Short-Term Business Travelers, Tourists, and Students

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On November 12, 2014, the United States and the People's Republic of China started to reciprocally increase the validity of short-term business and tourist visas, as well as student and exchange visas issued to each other's...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. and China Strike Visa Deal

The United States and China announced an agreement on November 10, 2014 whereby visitors to both countries will now be able to apply for 10-year multiple entry visas. Previously visitors to both countries could only apply...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Extensions of Visa Validity Periods for Chinese Nationals

This week, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released additional changes to its Reciprocity Table following President Barack Obama’s announcement of a new, reciprocal 10-year visa policy between the United States and China....more

Mintz - ML Strategies

China Update - November 2014

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In This Issue: - President Obama Visiting China, Burma, and Australia - APEC and the U.S. Economy - APEC Leaders Commitments - White House Fact Sheet on President Obama’s Visit to China -...more

Dickinson Wright

U.S. and China Reach Agreement to Issue Extended Visas

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Effective today the U.S. Department of State has extended the maximum visa validity period from one (1) to ten (10) years for Chinese nationals seeking a B-1/B-2 (business/tourist) visitor visa. This change comes on the heels...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

The United States and China Agree: Visa Reciprocity

Perhaps there is not a lot that China and the United States can agree upon, but this week the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of China were able to agree upon a revision of the visa reciprocity rules,...more

Miller Canfield

U.S. and China to Increase Visa Reciprocity Beginning November 12

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The United States and the People’s Republic of China will jointly increase the validity of short-term business and tourist visas, as well as student and exchange visas, issued to each other’s citizens in an initiative that...more

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