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1 Preface...xi About the Editors... xiii Subject-Matter Index AGENCY PROCEDURE The State of Consular Processing: More Than 10 Years After September 11, by Tien-Li Loke Walsh and Bernard P. Wolfsdorf The National Visa Center and the Kentucky Consular Center...51 updated by Dan Berger, Massiell Tercero-Parker, and Kelsey Camire Advisory Opinions from the Visa Office...65 by Elizabeth Poh PIMS Much Ado and to Do for Nothing...73 by Leslie A. Holman and updated by Eric S. Bord Updates to 9 FAM: 2011 Annual Survey...79 by Liam Schwartz CONSULAR PRACTICE The Fundamentals of Lawyering at Consular Posts...91 by Jan M. Pederson and Michelle T. Kobler DOs and DON Ts for Attorneys Representing Visa Applicants (and for Consular Officers, Too!) updated by Liam Schwartz, Avi Friedman, and Anastasia Tonello Consular Processing Preparing Your Clients for Their Nonimmigrant Visa Interview by Kehrela M. Hodkinson and Sharon L. Noble The Lawyer s Role in Consular Visa Refusals by Andrew T. Chan Top 25 Reasons for an INA 214(b) Denial by Kenneth White v

2 vi Consular Processing for Immigrant Visa Applicants by Lisa E. Battan, Donald Mooers, and Nita Nicole Upadhye Winning the DV Lottery: From Hassle to Happiness (Hopefully) by Naveen Rahman Bhora, Terry Weir, and Dick A. Zonneveld An Informal Guide to Family-Based Consular Processing by Ellen Freeman, Paul L. Samartin, and Heather N. Segal INADMISSIBILITY Waivers Around the World: Practice Tips for Inadmissibility Determinations at U.S. Consulates and Waiver Adjudication at USCIS International Offices by Andrew J. Stevenson, Kehrela Hodkinson, and Maria Lianides Celebi Nonimmigrant Waivers Under INA 212(d)(3) by Leigh Ganchan, Allen E. Kaye, and Elaine H. Witty BUSINESS B-1 Business Visitors updated by Andrew T. Chan, Christi Hufford Jackson, and Nita Nicole Upadhye Treaty Trader/Investor Intra-company Visa Dilemma: Navigating the Consular and Service Center Roadblocks by Robert M. Foley, Joanne Orizal, Monika Szabo, and Barbara Wong CITIZENSHIP Acquisition of Citizenship: Practical Problems and Solutions by Kathrin S. Mautino Expedited Naturalization with No Physical Presence Requirement for Spouse of U.S. Citizen Employed Abroad by Nadeen Aljijakli Renouncing U.S. Citizenship Through Expatriation by William Thomas Worster SPECIFIC COUNTRIES Immigrant Visas and I-601 Waivers in Ciudad Juarez: Practical Tips and Suggestions by Rebecca Kitson

3 vii Third-Country National Consular Processing of Nonimmigrant Visa Applications in Canada and Mexico by Avi Friedman, Jeff Goldman, and L. Edward Rios Obtaining Nonimmigrant U.S. Visas in China: How to Make a Good First Impression by Jared Leung Issues Related to Visa Processing for Iranians by Maria Lianides Celebi Consular Processing in Brazil by Joel Stewart Consular Processing in India by Stephen R. Pattison and Andrew T. Simkin CONSULAR APPOINTMENT AND ADDRESS INFORMATION DOS Abbreviations and Symbols Accepted Forms of Addresses and Telephone Numbers Diplomatic Pouch Addresses and Four-Digit Postal Codes NVC Appointment Post List Standard Appointment Post List DEPARTMENT OF STATE UPDATES DOS VO Inquiry Procedures LegalNet Inquiry Form USCIS Issues Q&A on Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers DRAFT Form I-601A and Instructions Introduction of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Fee for Visa Waiver Travelers Secretary Napolitano Announces Elimination of Paper Arrival/Departure Form to Streamline Secure Visa Waiver Program Travel...459

4 viii Visa Waiver Program Visa Applicants with Drunk Driving Hits (6/07) U Nonimmigrant Visas for Victims of Criminal Activity (2/10) DOS Annual Report of Immigrant Visa Applicants DOS Practice Pointer: Consular Processing Following the End of the HIV Ban DHS Issues Privacy Impact Assessment on USCIS Background Vetting Service Extension of Post-Completion Optional Practical Training and F-1 Status for Eligible Students Under the H-1B Cap-Gap Regulations Exchange Visitor Visa Update (5/10) Student and Exchange Visitor Update (4/10) Student and Exchange Visitor Update (2/09) Student (F and M Visa) and Exchange Visitor (J Visa) Annual Update (3/08) Exchange Visitor (J Visa) Update (3/07) Parole of Removed Aliens ICE FAQs on Facilitating the Return of Certain Removed Aliens RECENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives, 77 Fed. Reg (4/2/12) Consulates, 77 Fed. Reg (3/29/12) Clarification of Countries and Geographic Areas Eligible for Participation in the Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program, 76 Fed. Reg (3/23/11) Consulates, 77 Fed. Reg (2/2/12)...570

5 ix Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness, 77 Fed. Reg (1/24/12) Provisional Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens, 77 Fed. Reg (1/9/12) Consulates, 76 Fed. Reg (12/6/11) Bureau of Consular Affairs; Registration for the Diversity Immigrant (DV-2013) Visa Program, 76 Fed. Reg (10/6/11) Removing Designated Countries From the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), 76 Fed. Reg (4/28/11) DOS on Visa Revocation Authority, 76 Fed. Reg (4/27/11) Exchange Visitor Program Summer Work Travel, 76 Fed. Reg (4/26/11) Designation of Greece for the Visa Waiver Program, 75 Fed. Reg (3/31/10) Naturalization for Certain Persons in the U.S. Armed Forces, 75 Fed. Reg (1/19/10) FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL UPDATES 9 FAM 40.6 Exhibit I Grounds of Inadmissibility Available Waivers FAM Exhibit I Summary Chart INA 222(g) Scenarios FAM Appendix N, Exhibit I Areas of Responsibility of DHS Officers Abroad APPENDICES Time Zones by City (EST) Contact Information and Key Officers for U.S. Embassies and Consulates Abroad Contact Information for Foreign Embassies and Consulates in the United States...701

TABLE OF CONTENTS CONSULAR PRACTICE HANDBOOK, 3RD ED.

TABLE OF CONTENTS CONSULAR PRACTICE HANDBOOK, 3RD ED. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE EDITORS... v SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS... vii PREFACE... xix THE STATE OF CONSULAR PROCESSING IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: THE NEW ERA OF EXTREME VETTING... 1 INADMISSIBILITY