Immigrant Visas Archives | U.S. Embassy in Trinidad & Tobago

Ask the U.S. Consul – October 2017

I heard that there is a ‘green card’ lottery. Can people living in Trinidad and Tobago enter and when does it take place? Thank you for your question. The Diversity Visa Program, often called the ‘green card lottery,’ is an annual diversity immigration program. It makes available, by random selection, 50,000 immigrant visas to people ...

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 2 October, 2017 | Topics: Immigrant Visas, News, Press Releases, Visas | Tags: Diversity Visa Lottery; Green Card;

Ask the U.S. Consul – August 2017

Question I received email from a website requesting a payment to process a “green card.” Is this a legitimate website? No, this email is likely a scam. All official websites or emails from the U.S. government end with the “.gov” top-level domain suffix. Any visa-related correspondence coming from an address that does not end with ...

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 8 August, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, Visas | Tags: Green card; Diversity Visa; Lottery;

Ask the U.S. Consul – July 2017

My brother lives in the US and he filed some papers for me to join him there 5 years ago. We have not heard or received any information. From which agency can I receive an update? Your issue is a very common one and we are happy to provide insight into the process. Due to ...

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 3 July, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, Press Releases | Tags: Visas

Ask the U.S. Consul – February 2017

Question: I am expecting family from the U.S. for Carnival, is there any information that they should know before travelling? First of all we hope you have a safe Carnival. Please note the recent Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals” does not affect U.S. Citizens, TT citizens travelling on TT ...

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 6 February, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, News, Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases, Visas | Tags: U.S. Travel; Carnival Travel;

Questions on Visa policy?

If you have questions about visa policies, please go to travel.state.gov for the latest official information.

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 6 February, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, Non Immigrant Visas, Travel & Tourism, Visas | Tags: Executive Order; U.S. Travel

Executive Order does not affect TT Green Card Holders who are not dual nationals of listed countries

T&T citizens who are Legal Permanent Residents (LPR) of the U.S. and are not dual nationals of one of the seven countries affected by the Executive Order Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals, are not affected by that Order. The Order also does not restrict the travel of dual nationals, so long as ...

By U.S. Embassy Port of Spain | 1 February, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, News, Non Immigrant Visas, President of the United States, U.S. Passports, Visas | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Executive Order; dual national; U.S. traval; visa;

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