Since I launched my website almost a year ago, I frequently get questions that come to me via my "Ask Vida" button.  I personally answer these questions from visitors to my website and thought it would be helpful to post some commonly asked questions here and share the answers with everyone. One of the most common questions is, "How do I get a work visa?"  Work-based visas normally require the sponsorship of an employer.  Therefore, you generally have know the company you will be working for before you can obtain a work visa because they have to submit the application letting USCIS ...

President Bush announced this past week that nationals from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, the Republic of Korea, Lithuania and the Slovak Republic will be added to the list of Visa Waiver eligible countries.  The Visa Waiver Program allows visitors from approved countries to travel to the U.S. for business or pleasure for 90 days or less without having to obtain a visa.  Twenty-seven countries currently on the list are: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the ...