Visa Services - Additional Resource Links

Federal Register
Daily publications of: changes in regulation and procedures; public meetings; presidential letters and declarations; other daily actions of the U.S. government.
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html

U.S. Law - the Constitution
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/

http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html

SEVP Student Exchange Visitor Program; electronic F, M, & J document production and transmissions.
http://www.ice.gov/sevis/index.htm

CIS Laws, Regulations & Guidelines
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

CIS Forms, Fees and Fingerprints
You can order most forms from the web. You can also download some. Fees listed on INS forms are often incorrect. Be sure to look at the "Fee" list rather than relying on the fee information on the forms.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

CIS Texas Service Center
The Texas Service Center has jurisdiction over most petitions and applications filed for persons living in North Carolina.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce Home Page
http://www.doc.gov

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Home Page
http://www.mac.doc.gov/nafta/index.htm

NAFTA text - for list of professions covered by NAFTA scroll down to ANNEX 1603.01
http://www.sice.oas.org/nafta/chap-162#Ap1603.D.1.asp

Department of Education (DOEd)
DOEd Home Page
http://www.ed.gov/

Department of Justice (DOJ)
Department of Justice Home Page
http://www.usdoj.gov/

Department of Labor (DOL)
Department of Labor Home Page
http://www.dol.gov/

Department of State Home Page
http://www.state.gov/

Exchange Visitor Program Home Page
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/

Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S.
http://www.state.gov/www/travel/consular_offices/

U.S. Embassies & Consulates Abroad
A text list of all the U.S. embassies and consulates.
http://www.state.gov/

U.S. Embassy & Consulate Web sites worldwide
Links to those U.S. embassies and consulates that have web sites.
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

Bureau of Consular Affairs
Information on applying for U.S. visas.
http://travel.state.gov/

U.S. Passport Information
Click Here

Immigrant Visa Priority Dates - Visa Bulletin
http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html

CUBA: Diverse U.S. Government information ranging from travel to the sale of medical supplies.
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/wha/cuba/index.html

Department of the Treasury
http://www.ustreas.gov/

Office of Foreign Assets Control
http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/

United States Postal Service (USPS)
http://www.usps.gov/

Other agencies and resources
Center for Disease Control, Travel & Health
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/

Central Intelligence Agency - Good world facts & maps
http://www.cia.gov/

The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/

Public Health Service - Office of Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/sgoffice.htm

U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov

U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov

Non-Government Organizations - Medical & Healthcare
American College of International Physicians
http://acip.org

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org

Association of American Medical Colleges
http://www.aama.org

Commision on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools with access through this site to the International Commission on Healthcare Profession
http://www.cgfns.org/

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
http://www.ecfmg.org

Federation of State Medical Boards
http://www.fsmb.org

National Board of Medical Examiners
http://www.nbme.org/

North Carolina Board of Nursing
http://www.ncbon.com

United States Medical Licensing Exam
http://www.usmle.org

Non-Government Organizations - General
American Immigration Lawyers Association
http://www.aila.org

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
http://www.uschamber.com