I have been reading the blogs about HIV but they do not address my specific situation as I am applying for an immigrant visa.
The change in regulation applies to both nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applicants. If you have applied for an immigrant or fiancee visa and your application is currently being processed by the Embassy, please contact the Operator Assisted Information Service for further information. You should also contact the Operator Assisted Information Service if you are currently being processed for a...
December 21st, 2009 by visaservices
I am HIV postive and have previously required a waiver of ineligibility to travel to the United States. Can I now travel under the Visa Waiver Program?
If you will be traveling to the United States on or after January 4, 2010 and you are otherwise qualified to travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program, you will not be required to apply for a visa even if you required a waiver of ineligibility in the past. You may answer “No” to the question “Have you ever been afflicated with a communicable disease etc” on the ESTA registration...
December 21st, 2009 by visaservices
If I travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program will I be required to register under ESTA?
Travelers entering the United States by air or sea are required to obtain travel authorization under ESTA before boarding the air or sea carrier. Therefore, if you will be flying into the United States or arriving by sea, you will be required to register under ESTA. Please note, however, that you must be eligible to travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) in order to register under ESTA...
December 21st, 2009 by visaservices
I have read about the changes for HIV positive travelers. The Embassy is currently processing my application for a visa; should I just ignore this and travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program as I am not traveling to the U.S. until February.
No. If you have applied for a visa and your application is currently being processed by the Embassy, you should not attempt to travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program. Please call the Operator Assisted Information Service for assistance.
December 21st, 2009 by visaservices
I have read about the changes in the law with regard to travelers with HIV. Why has it taken the U.S. government so long to change the law?
On July 30, 2008, President Bush signed the United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 which amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate language that specified HIV infection as a public health condition that can prevent non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States with HIV without first obtaining a waiver from the Department...
December 21st, 2009 by visaservices
I am traveling before January 4, so how do the changes to HIV affect me?
If you are planning on traveling to the United States before January 4, 2010, you will be required to apply for a visa and waiver of ineligibility and should call the Operator Assisted Information Service for further information. The change in the law applies only to travelers who will apply for admission into the United States from January 4, 2010 onwards.
December 21st, 2009 by visaservices
Just seen your posting about HIV. Don’t understand how it affects me!
From January 4, HIV Infection will be removed from the list of Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance which means that it will no longer be an inadmissible condition. Travelers applying for visas on or after January 4, 2010 will no longer be required to tick “Yes” to the question “Have you been afflicted with a communicable disease of public health significance or a...
December 21st, 2009 by visaservices
Important Announcement
The Department of State has announced that from January 4, 2010 HIV Infection will be removed from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance. This means that HIV Infection will no longer be an inadmissible condition.
December 21st, 2009 by visaservices
I have just received my visa and I notice that you have mispelt my name as FNU. What should I do about it?
There is no error. The visa is issued in the name that appears in the passport. If the surname is not included in the passport as in the following example: Given Name: Happy Traveler Surname: – blank The visa will be issued as follows: Given Name: FNU Surname: Happy Traveler If the passport contains only the Surname of the holder and not a given name: Given Name: blank Surname: Happy...
December 15th, 2009 by visaservices
Planning your summer holidays and need to apply for a U.S. visa? Don’t wait until it is too late!
Spring is a busy time for us which means that the wait time for an appointment to apply for a visa gets longer and longer. Leaving it too late in the year to apply for a visa may mean having to forfeit your holiday. Plan ahead to avoid disappointment. The Embassy is currently offering appointments up to and including February 26, 2010. If you know that you will need a visa this summer why not...
December 3rd, 2009 by visaservices
