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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 ...
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By | 2 October, 2017 | Topics: Immigrant Visas, News, Press Releases, Visas | Tags:

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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 ...
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By | 8 August, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, Visas | Tags:

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 ...
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By | 6 February, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, News, Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases, Visas | Tags:

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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 ...
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By | 1 February, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, News, Non Immigrant Visas, President Donald Trump, U.S. Passports, Visas | Tags:

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