Expedited Passport Processing
02 October 2011
You have been waiting to go on vacation and you have everything you need--except a passport. Getting a passport is one thing. Getting a passport fast is another. Your vacation is five days away. What can you do? There is answer for this type of dilemma. You can turn to utilizing expedited passport processing. Passport processing from an expediter is different from the government expediting. The government can expediting timeframe is up to four weeks upon mail receipt. If this timeframe is too long, you must travel to one the only 13 regional passport agencies in the US. ...
Visa Waiver Programs
28 September 2011
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables nationals of 36 participating countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business (visitor [B] visa purposes only) for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. The program was established for various reasons. It eliminates unnecessary barriers to travel. This is key especially if individuals will not be in the country for a long period of time. It also stimulates the tourism industry. As a result, different country economies can thereby experience short-term and long-term growth. The program permits the Department of State to focus consular resources in other ...
New Version of B-1 Visa
08 September 2011
Since 9/11 there has been an increased of security in our country and abroad. The Department of State and Homeland Security has made efforts to make visa requirements that ultimately provide safety. No area in which visas are required is being overlooked. This includes business. The maritime industry has received a new version of the B-1 visa for foreign citizens visiting the United States for business purposes. As of February 1, 2011, the Departments of State and Homeland Security introduced an annotated version of the B-1 visa, issued to foreign citizens visiting the United States for business purposes that will make ...
Document Legalization – Apostille for Hague & Non Hague Countries
29 August 2011
Document Legalization for Non-Hague nations Some countries are not a party to the Hague convention. The legalization process for these countries is lengthier than for Hague nations. There are slight variations depending on country. For instance, China requires a legalization form (G-1) to be filled out. Other countries do not. Some countries require an additional step, such as Chamber of Commerce certification. In general though, legalization for Non-Hague nations is a four step process: Notarization, Authentication of Notary signature. This is usually done by the State Secretary of State. (In some cases, Notary signature is authenticated by the County Clerk.), U.S. Secretary ...
Embassy Visa Services Expertise
19 May 2011
What is an Embassy? We hear this respected term all the time, yet most people don't fully understand its' function. An Embassy is a diplomatic office in country (usually in the capital city of the host country) where the highest diplomatic officer is the ambassador (or high commissioner, in British Commonwealth). There are thousands of embassies around the world, specifically there are 186 in the United States. The embassy has the role of a diplomatic mission to protect in the receiving State the interests of the sending State, within the limits permitted by international law. ...
ISO9001 Certified Visa Services
28 March 2011
ISO 9001 certified? Many companies may know what this means. In business, it is an international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is a certification acquired based upon a company's Quality Management System (QMS). This means that a company claiming to have a QMS meeting the requirements of ISO 9001, has been assessed and determined to have the ability to effectively provide consistent service within their area of business. ISO requirements cover topics such as: Quality Management System continuous improvement Management commitment to quality Resource adequacy Employee competence Process Management, such as administrative processes Business Planning Product or Service ...
Tourist Travel to East Africa
28 March 2011
I am a Spanish citizen, as is my mother. We have been planning to take a tour of East Africa for years now, and are finally going to make it happen. However, I needed to get my passport and her passport updated, and also needed to obtain African visas for us both. I tried contacting the Embassy directly, but couldn't get through after multiple attempts. I didn't know what to do, so I called Washington Express Visas, and unbelievably, they did it all for me! I had thought I may have to drive up to Washington, DC and spend a few days processing all this ...
South Korean Visa
28 March 2011
Stephen, from Long Island, NY, accepted a teaching position in South Korea and needed to get his papers in order to get a South Korea Visa. He found out that he needed a "certified" criminal background check, so he called the FBI to find out how to go about it. He told them he needed it for use in South Korea, and that he needed to get it as fast as possible. Unfortunately, he didn't recieve it until a month later. And when he looked at it, he noticed that there was no certified seal on it, which he had specifically requested. So now he ...
Business Visas to European Non-Schengen Countries
10 November 2010
Getting a business-related visa to England can be very difficult. Below is an account of an obstacle that our team at Washington Express Visas encountered and over came for one our clients. Our client had an important meeting set up of international computer scientists in London. The meeting was set up at short notice. One very interested potential participant is a Russian National researcher, Mike*, a PhD in computer science. Mike works at a University of Michigan. He works with two other Russians at this university. All three have green cards. His two colleagues have visas to the United Kingdom that ...
Travel Visas for Business or Pleasure
11 October 2010
If you are planning on traveling to the United States, a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to enter the United States must generally first obtain a visa, either a non-immigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. The visa allows a foreign citizen to travel to the United States port of entry and request permission of the U.S. immigration inspector to enter the U.S. The “visitor” visa is a non-immigrant visa for a person that desires to enter the United States temporarily for business (B-1), for pleasure, or medical Treatment (B-2) or a combination of both (B-1/B-2). Business ...
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