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Update on Visa Revalidation/Reissuance
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Posted on May 8, 2002 Below is the latest update on visa revalidation issued by the American Immigration Lawyers Association's State Department Liaison Committee: "We are receiving several inquiries from members whose revalidation/reissuance cases have been rejected by the Revalidation Unit at the Visa Office. The Revalidation Unit has advised us that the DS-157 form responses often trigger a Visa Condor check. The Condor is a 30-day check, which is not triggered solely by identity. When the Condor is triggered, the Revalidation Unit will not issue the visa and it returns the application. The State Department cannot divulge what the Condor triggering responses are due to security concerns. If the application is returned, the applicant must apply outside of the U.S. for the visa and the person will be subject to the Condor check. Apparently, the Condor check does not require an actual response to allow issuance. The failure of a response in the time frame allows issuance." ______________________________________ Mira Mdivani Immigration Law Practice KLAMANN & HUBBARD, P.A. (913) 327-7600 (913)327-7800 MMdivani@uslegalimmigration.com www.uslegalimmigration.com/immigration |