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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Before Seeing Hollywood, You Gotta Get Through Customs and Border Patrol: A Tour of LAX Airport
On Tuesday I had the honor of taking a behind-the-scenes tour of the international terminal of the airport in Los Angeles. While it was not quite as interesting as some of Los Angeles’ other attractions – Venice Beach or Zuma, … Continue reading
Stupid is as Stupid Does or When Will We Enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
People do stupid things. Sometimes, for no reason at all, sometimes, for reasons that are entirely understandable. That doesn’t mean you or I would do it, but… Yesterday a couple from the Ukraine contacted me about their situation. About nine … Continue reading
Validate This: How Consular Officers Use Visa Refusals as Punishment
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, refusal rates usually are inversely related to the economic development of a country: the lower the level of economic development, the higher the refusal rate. Most African countries have higher refusal rates than … Continue reading
Posted in Consular Officers, Department of State
Tagged 214(b), overstays, refusal rates, US Embassy in Yerevan, validation study
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Visa Statistics – Moscow Refusal Rate Doubles; India Rate Remains at Over 25%; Ukraine Rate Dips
The Department of State has published its visa statistics for 2010. The statistics have confirmed what we have seen in our everyday practice: the US Embassy in Moscow has doubled its nonimmigrant visa refusal rate. It is no wonder … Continue reading
Our Article in Immigration Lawyer’s Daily – Proposed Consular Complaint Procedure
This subject has been gnawing at me for a while. Why is it that other government agencies, including USCIS and Customs and Border Patrol, have complaint procedures and will follow-up on legitimate complaints, but the agency responsible for our image … Continue reading
Posted in Consular Officers, Department of State, Office of Inspector General Department of State, US Embassy Moscow, US Embassy Yerevan
Tagged Complaint Procedure, Customer Service Statement to Visa Applicants, Department of State, Foreign Affairs Manual, Jakarta, Office of Inspector General Department of State, Surabaya
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