Start Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Last Modified: Saturday, May 2, 2020
End Date: Friday, December 31, 9999
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9 FAM 403 Nonimmigrant Visa processing
9 FAM 403.1
NIV Processing overview
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015) (Office of Origin: CA/VO/L/R)
9 FAm 403.1-1 OVERVIEW
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
There are several steps in the nonimmigrant visa (NIV) process, each of which will be discussed in detail in 9 FAM 403.2 403.10. You must be sure that all steps in NIV processing are followed, from receipt of application, proper collection of biometrics and required fees, interview by a consular officer, requisite namechecking and other clearances, to case adjudication, issuance or refusal, and, in issuances, consideration of reciprocity, annotations, and the printing and placement of the visa foil. Lastly, 9 FAM 403.11 discusses visa revocation, when you may and may not revoke a visa, and the procedures involved.