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| Worldwide Business Visa Center opens today |
| July 15, 2005 |
In its ongoing effort to better facilitate the issuance of visas for legitimate
business travelers worldwide the Department of State has announced that as of
July 15, the U.S.-China Business Initiative, which began as a pilot program in
January, will expand into a new Business Visa Center available to assist businesses
in the United States and their partners, customers and colleagues around the world.
The Business Visa Center assists American businesses by explaining the visa process
when they invite employees or current and prospective business clients and partners
to the United States. This involves providing information to U.S. companies about
the application process for visas for those seeking to travel to the U.S. for
business purposes. The Business Visa Center will work with both the companies
and the consular officers, when needed, to communicate information effectively
between U.S businesses and the embassies and consulates worldwide.
The Bureau of Consular Affairs will continue to maintain the list of "Upcoming
Conferences" to be held in the United States on the State Department's Intranet.
This list is for conferences in the U.S. that expect a large number of foreign
visitors where Visa Services has received notification by the U.S. organizer of
the event. The list not only provides Consular officers around the world with
information on the event, but may also include a list of event participants when
one is provided by the event coordinator.
Both the Business Visa Center and conference list can be reached via e-mail at:
BusinessVisa@state.gov. The phone
number is (202) 663-3198.
Improved information for businesses and the public, in the form of up-to-date
details about wait times for interviews and processing times, is available on
most embassy web sites and the travel.state.gov web site. This information allows
business travelers to better prepare for their interview and better plan their
trip.
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