SISS Homepage for Visa and Immigration Information

• Current USCIS Press Releases
   
• Customer Service Statement to Visa Applicants
• Know Your Rights! Pamphlets

• Travel Delays: Scholars traveling outside of the U.S. should be aware of possible delays in reentering the United States.  National security concerns have occasionally led to long delays in returning to the U.S. for some scholars doing research in sensitive areas. 
   

The USCIS California Service Center  processes most of the immigration applications and petitions for UC Davis scholars.  All applications and petitions are processed in the order in which they are received.  The following USCIS web site tells which cases the Service Centers are processing as of the date indicated. 

California Service Center processing times.  To view the processing date chart click here for the USCIS web page. 

Check the status of a case.  From the same USCIS page, you can also check the status of a case.  You will need the application receipt number (WAC-xx-xxx-xxxxx). 

The Department of State is now providing consular post processing times on-line to assist visa applicants plan for visa processing delays abroad.

The Department of State website provides visa applicants with an average wait time to obtain a visa interview (which is now required for all H, O, J, F applicants) and the average wait time for a nonimmigrant visa to be processed at individual consular posts.

These are estimates only and government processing times are always subject to change.  Planning ahead and applying as early as possible is always recommended.

In addition to checking processing times, all visa applicants should thoroughly review the visa instructions and procedures at the specific post where he or she will be applying.

***AS ALWAYS, WE RECOMMEND THAT SCHOLARS CONTACT SISS PRIOR TO ANY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.***

• F-1 Student Visa.

• J-1 Exchange Visitor (Students and Professors/Researchers).

• H-1B Temporary Worker.

• O-1 Extraordinary Ability.

• TN for Canadians and Mexicans under NAFTA.

• PR (Permanent Resident).

• Employment and Visas at UC Davis.

• Becoming a U.S. citizen.

Governmental Web Sites

 

• U.S. Consulates and Embassies
• American Institute in Taiwan
• Department of State Visa Services
• Foreign consular offices in the U.S.
• Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office
• Visa Application Forms
   
• US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Homepage
• USCIS press releases
• USCIS Forms and Fees
• Special Registration
   
• U.S. Department of State travel warnings
• Visa Waiver Program
   
• OFAC for travel to Cuba

Other Resources

 

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators
• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
• Siskind's Immigration Bulletin