LOS RETRASOS PARA VISAS EFECTIVAMENTE SON UNA PROHIBICIÓN DE VIAJE.
El Problema
Los solicitantes para visas de visitantes en los países más grandes para viajes entrantes a los EE.UU. actualmente tienen que esperar más de 400 días para entrevistas. Los datos muestran un grave atraso en el procesamiento de visas de visitantes está retrasando las visitas a los Estados Unidos de viajeros globales en mercados claves.
$120 mil
millones en gastos (50%) en 2019 provinieron de países donde se requiere una visa de visitante para ingresar a los Estados Unidos.
400+
días de espera para que los visitantes primerizos de los principales mercados entrantes reciban entrevistas.
63%
de estos visitantes son de Brasil, India y México, tres de los principales mercados entrantes que requieren visas de visitantes.
Los retrasos increíblemente largos en la emisión de visas de visitantes separan familias, retrasan los viajes y perjudican a las empresas estadounidenses.
Cuando los visitantes tienen que esperar tanto tiempo, muchos eligen otros destinos para visitar. Esto tiene un costo proyectado para la economía de los EE.UU. de casi $7 mil millones en gastos de los viajeros solo en 2023.
Es por eso que instamos a la administración de Biden a priorizar el procesamiento de visas de visitantes y reducir drásticamente los tiempos de espera para los visitantes de los EE.UU.
La Solución
Para mejorar el procesamiento de visas de visitantes de EE.UU., la administración de Biden debería:
- Reducir los tiempos de espera a 21 días en los principales países para viajes entrantes a EE.UU. para abril de 2023.
- Para el 31 de septiembre de 2023, restablecer la Orden Ejecutiva para proporcionar citas para entrevistas para el 80% de los solicitantes de visas de no inmigrantes de EE. UU. dentro de los 21 días o menos.
- Aumentar los recursos en países con un alto volumen de solicitantes y para grandes eventos en los EE.UU. que atraen visitantes internacionales.
- Extender las exenciones de entrevistas para renovaciones de visas de no inmigrantes de EE.UU. y aplicar exenciones de manera más amplia a los solicitantes de renovación hasta 2024.
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COMPARTE TU HISTORIA
Historias de retrasos en visas de viaje de todo el mundo.
I work for a Miami-based company that organizes trade shows. Back in June 2021, my boss required me to apply for a B1/B2 visa. We were so surprised to find that the waiting time was 18 months! We couldn’t believe it. For pre-pandemic applications, the waiting time was about 1 month, at most. I tried many, many times to reschedule to an earlier date through the US Embassy in Colombia website, I applied for an emergency appointment, and even our CEO wrote to the Florida state representative asking for assistance in expediting the interview date, to no avail. I had my interview last January, and even though there are always a lot of people at the embassy, this time there were a lot more than there used to be.
I work for a Miami-based company that organizes trade shows. Back in June 2021, my boss required me to apply for a B1/B2 visa. We were so surprised to find that the waiting time was 18 months! We couldn’t believe it. For pre-pandemic applications, the waiting time was about 1 month, at most. I tried many, many times to reschedule to an earlier date through the US Embassy in Colombia website, I applied for an emergency appointment, and even our CEO wrote to the Florida state representative asking for assistance in expediting the interview date, to no avail. I had my interview last January, and even though there are always a lot of people at the embassy, this time there were a lot more than there used to be.
I work for a Miami-based company that organizes trade shows. Back in June 2021, my boss required me to apply for a B1/B2 visa. We were so surprised to find that the waiting time was 18 months! We couldn’t believe it. For pre-pandemic applications, the waiting time was about 1 month, at most. I tried many, many times to reschedule to an earlier date through the US Embassy in Colombia website, I applied for an emergency appointment, and even our CEO wrote to the Florida state representative asking for assistance in expediting the interview date, to no avail. I had my interview last January, and even though there are always a lot of people at the embassy, this time there were a lot more than there used to be.
I can’t get colleagues and clients to US based exhibitions that we either attend or produce. Have written numerous times to local congresswoman who refers petition to State department. Nothing gets solved; business is lost.
I can’t get colleagues and clients to US based exhibitions that we either attend or produce. Have written numerous times to local congresswoman who refers petition to State department. Nothing gets solved; business is lost.
I can’t get colleagues and clients to US based exhibitions that we either attend or produce. Have written numerous times to local congresswoman who refers petition to State department. Nothing gets solved; business is lost.
Hello, I am the director of a nonprofit in Mexico City. We accompany and advocate people that grew up undocumented in the United States and because they returned or were deported have been in Mexico. We have a program called Visa Justice, for years we have accompanied folks apply for nonimmigrant visas. Since the beginning of the pandemic we have seen the long waiting times and would like to see if there is any possibility we can talk with someone from here, find maybe ways to collaborate and uplift our work and these demands we have in common. Thank you for reading my text and I hope to hear from you.
Hello, I am the director of a nonprofit in Mexico City. We accompany and advocate people that grew up undocumented in the United States and because they returned or were deported have been in Mexico. We have a program called Visa Justice, for years we have accompanied folks apply for nonimmigrant visas. Since the beginning of the pandemic we have seen the long waiting times and would like to see if there is any possibility we can talk with someone from here, find maybe ways to collaborate and uplift our work and these demands we have in common. Thank you for reading my text and I hope to hear from you.
Hello, I am the director of a nonprofit in Mexico City. We accompany and advocate people that grew up undocumented in the United States and because they returned or were deported have been in Mexico. We have a program called Visa Justice, for years we have accompanied folks apply for nonimmigrant visas. Since the beginning of the pandemic we have seen the long waiting times and would like to see if there is any possibility we can talk with someone from here, find maybe ways to collaborate and uplift our work and these demands we have in common. Thank you for reading my text and I hope to hear from you.
I work for a cruise company with base ports mainly in Florida, for training and experience purposes, the company allows me to travel and use our ships. I requested an appointment to obtain a US visa in August 2022 and they scheduled me for September 2024.
Trabajo para una compañía de cruceros con puertos bases principalmente en la florida, por temas de capacitación y experiencia la compañía me permite viajar para tener la experiencia de conocer los barcos, solicite la cita desde Agosto 2022 y me programaron para septiembre 2024
Trabalho para uma empresa de cruzeiros com portos principalmente na Flórida. Por motivos de treinamento e experiência a empresa me permite viajar para ter a experiência de conhecer os navios, solicitei o agendamento a partir de agosto de 2022 e me agendaram para setembro de 2024.
I’m from Argentina and I had a 10-year visa that expired in 2021. I applied for a visa in April 2021 and they gave me appointment for March 2024. Now after more calls, they gave an appointment for July 2023.
I’m from Argentina and I had a 10-year visa that expired in 2021. I applied for a visa in April 2021 and they gave me appointment for March 2024. Now after more calls, they gave an appointment for July 2023.
I’m from Argentina and I had a 10-year visa that expired in 2021. I applied for a visa in April 2021 and they gave me appointment for March 2024. Now after more calls, they gave an appointment for July 2023.
Cuando los viajeros globales experimentan tiempos de espera excesivos para obtener una visa de visitante de EE. UU., irán a otros lugares y Estados Unidos perderá la oportunidad de darles la bienvenida.