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Always have a valid US passport
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Q: I am about to send my 12-year-old son to visit his grandparents in Jamaica for the summer. He will leave from New York this weekend and arrive in Kingston the same day. Yesterday, I noticed that his United States passport expires in two weeks but he will be in Jamaica for the whole summer. Can I still send him to Jamai ...more
Ask US the Embassy: Proving paternity
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Q: My half-brother in the United States is planning to file an immigration petition for me. We have the same father although our father's name was not listed on my birth certificate because he was not at the hospital when I was born. I assume that I ...more
Planning for the Penn Relays
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Q: I am a track coach and I plan to escort some students to compete in the Penn Relays later this month. What is the proper procedure for obtaining visas to attend this event?
A: All individuals who plan to travel to the Penn Relays should begin the ...more
Scheduling a visa appointment with the new system
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
THE United States Embassy in Kingston Visa Unit began using a new appointment scheduling system on Monday. Applicants should carefully follow the instructions below to schedule an appointment for nonimmigrant or immigrant visa services.
Nonimmigrant ...more
New appointment system will result in lower fees
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
AS mentioned last week, the Visa Unit at United States Embassy Kingston will introduce new appointment scheduling procedures on Monday, March 18. This will also result in the elimination of certain visa-related fees.
Beginning on March 18, non-immi ...more
Immigrant petition doesn't automatically cancel a visitor visa
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Q: I currently have a visitor visa and I am thinking about asking my mother to start the immigrant visa petitioning process for me to move to the United States. I am worried because I have heard that my visitor visa will be cancelled if someone is fi ...more
Immigrant Visa fees
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Q: I recently visited the Embassy for an immigrant visa appointment, and the officer told me that I should remember to pay a new immigration fee before I travel to the United States. Is this different than the fee I paid when I began the application ...more
Social Security assistance
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Q. I recently moved back to Jamaica from the United States and my monthly social security payments seem to have stopped. What should I do and who should I contact to ensure that my monthly federal benefits continue?
A: For residents of Jamaica, the ...more
Closure of USCIS will not affect visa appointments
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Q: I understand that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) field office will be closing on March 1, 2013, and USCIS services will now be based out of Santo Domingo. I'm a US citizen residing in the United States and I recentl ...more
'Transmitting' citizenship to your child
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Q: When I applied for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad to document my Jamaican-born son as a United States citizen, my application was denied because the Consular officer stated that I was not physically present in the US for five years. However, I ...more
Kingston Interview Waiver Programme
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Q: My B1/B2 visa recently expired and I understand that there is an expedited renewal procedure that does not require me to have an interview. What exactly is the Kingston Interview Waiver Programme and who qualifies for it?
A: The Kingston Intervi ...more
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