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INTERNATIONAL VISA AND INVITATION LETTER
Many participants of the REALTORS® Conference and Expo require a visa to enter the United States. All visa applicants are advised to apply for their visa as soon as travel to the United States is contemplated, and not later than three to four months in advance. This means that international delegates should start the visa process during June and July.
USEFUL WEB SITES
Do you require a visa?
travel.state.gov/visa/index.html
How do you apply for a visa?
www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/obtainingvisa/index.html
U.S. VISIT PROGRAM
US-VISIT is part of a continuum of security measures that begins overseas and continues through a visitor’s arrival in and departure from the United States. It incorporates eligibility determinations made by both the Departments of Homeland Security and State. US-VISIT currently applies to all visitors (with limited exemptions) holding non-immigrant visas, regardless of country of origin. For more information: www.dhs.gov/us-visit.
VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
All Visa Waiver Program (VWP) travelers, regardless of age or type of passport used, must present machine-readable passports; previous one-time exemptions for first-time VWP travelers without machine-readable passports ended June 26, 2005. In addition, depending on when VWP travelers’ passports were issued, other passport requirements will apply. For more information: www.travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_novisa_waiver.html.
If you have determined that you need help from the National Association of REALTORS® to obtain your visa, you may be eligible to receive a letter of invitation to attend the National Conference. Complete the online International VISA Invitation Letter Request Form: http://www.realtor.org/intlvisa.nsf/visa?Openform. |