Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Getting American Visa: Adelaide, Australia

In Adelaide Australia you can dig through the huge information that The consulate office provides for us-citizen staying in Australia and for Australians planning to visit the states. A small tour to show you what you can find
American citizens
American citizens in Australia can easily find out which consulate office serves their region of residence and its working hours. They can register their stay in Australia, know it all about United States & Australian customs regulations, dual nationality, travel warnings and public announcements. American citizen can ask the help of The consulate office in case of emergency by calling the emergency numbers provided ( as in case of death of American citizen, stolen green cards and lost passports). they can Issue or reissue their passports during their stay in Australia and can find the regulations and fees needed for performing these services. In addition, cases of birth & death of American citizens in Australia can be registered through it too.
United States visa
If you qualify for visa waiver program (VWP) and visiting the states for less than 90 days you do not need visa .application information for non immigrant can be found there along with the documentation needed in your case. Immigrant visa to the United States have more than one category:
Immediate relative visa this visa is for The spouse/wife of American citizen or minor unmarried child of a United States citizen or the parent of a United States citizen who is over the age of twenty-one
Fiancé (e) visa this visa is for persons planning to marry an American citizen and reside in the United States. It gives the applicant the permission to enter the states for 90 -180 days to complete the marriage then he/she applies to the (USCIS) to extend his/her stay in the United States. If you are applying for employment visa you must fall under one of these categories : Priority Worker who have extra ordinary abilities , Member of a Profession holding advanced degree and exceptional abilities , skilled worker holding baccalaureate degree in a profession that have shortage in the United States. Investor who intend to invest about 500,000 – 1,000,000 $ in an enterprise and employ at least 10 unrelated employees then you apply for. The diversity lottery visa, this visa have conditions that changes every year in accordance to us security requirement but in general to be eligible you must have completed a minimum of twelve years education including FOUR years of high school which must be the equivalent of a U.S. High School diploma . The fees of immigrant visa ranging from 400 – 800 $
The consulate office provide all the information about documentations, forms, required photos and medical examination about your application


E-resources
Various information about topics like us-Australian relations, agricultural, international relation issues and many more topics related to the United States can be answered by the embassy IRC librarians
Student & teacher
Primary school students, secondary school students and their teachers can access many e-sources, provided by the embassy, about a variety of topics like: art& culture, education, history, travel, us- government, study in the USA and many more. the teachers can also arrange visits for their classes to the embassy

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