The visa application procedure has been tightened this year with a number of players still awaiting clearance to come to Britain.
Their visa application was denied, so they moved their headquarters to India.
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The service oversees every visa application from a potential intelligence officer coming to Britain - and tries to keep out the more experienced ones.
The American prop lead Leeds to promotion last season but has only just arrived back in the UK after a delay in his visa application.
All students from outside the EU wishing to study in the UK need to have their visa application sponsored by education establishments which are licensed by the government.
Finally, we need to beef up U.S. embassy personnel in visa countries such as China and Brazil to cut the 100-day waiting time and multi-hour visa application lines.
You know, on any visa application that you make to the Middle East, they want to know what your father's name is so that, you know, there's a million Mohammeds.
Overly bureaucratic and restrictive visa application processes have forced hotels to run at less than peak capacity even when demand is high because they can't get workers to staff them.
Federal agencies will enable more efficient and secure travel to and within the United States, and improve the visa application process, which has already been dramatically enhanced under the leadership of Secretaries Clinton and Napolitano.
Our British allies revoked AbdulMutallab's British visa for fraud because he lied on his visa application, but they did not inform the U.S. because it was, in their judgment, not related to a national security issue.
Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook told a story last August about an extremely skilled developer from the UK. His visa application was denied, and since the developer was so talented, Facebook simply hired a team of ten in the UK to support him.
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Yes, the U.S. is generally unpopular throughout the Muslim world, but as any U.S. consular official at the embassies under attack will positively affirm, practically every foreign national with the wherewithal to fill out a U.S. visa application and the money to pay the processing fee has tried to get to the U.S.!
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New Leeds Rhinos signing Greg Eastwood, whose father is from Yorkshire, is awaiting a British passport while St Helens winger Francis Meli could also miss the start of the season after failing to get his visa application sent in on time and Super League newcomers Celtic Crusaders are awaiting the arrival of eight of their players.
In addition, it now enables registered users to access updated visa information and downloadable application forms via a simple interface.
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The awarding of her visa comes after her initial application was rejected by American officials.
Visa plans to launch a mobile application, V.me, later this year.
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But that -- what his decisions might be about where he might be going may not necessarily be related to his application status for a visa here.
Ashcroft's interim measure allows time for the INS to process the boy's application for a new type of visa, known as a Category T, specifically devised to help victims of human trafficking.
Ashcroft ordered the INS to "accept immediately" the boy's application, but since the T visa is a relatively new addition to U.S. immigration policy, the INS is still working on developing regulations for it.
Gamu's mother's visa expired in August 2010 and the family's application to remain was rejected as they did not meet Home Office criteria.
An application for a judicial review about the college's visa status will be held on 20 December, Mr Page said.
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"After his father contacted the embassy recently, we coded his visa file so that, had he attempted to renew his visa months from now, it would have triggered an in-depth review of his application, " a U.S. official said.
Since last autumn, people from outside the EU applying for a visa to join their spouse or partner now have to prove they have a basic command of English before their application is approved.
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