Effective February 1, 2012, the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. will no longer process same day or rush visas. Click here for more information. 

The Embassy of India recently introduced a new online visa application for applicants living in the San Francisco, New York, Houston or Washington DC jurisdictions. The last day to submit the old application is February 20, 2012.

Effective April 10, 2012, the Russian Embassy fee for processing tourist, business, work, home stay, transit, student and humanitarian visas will increase by $30. Some delays in processing may occur so please plan ahead when submitting the required documents.