Number of U.S. visa applications on sharp rise in China
In China, U.S. consular officers adjudicated nearly 260,000 visas in China in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, which lasted from October to December 2011, compared to 175,000 in the same period in fiscal 2011, an increase of 48 percent.
The number of applications for
U.S. visas that were processed in China in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2012 increased more than 50 percent from the same period last year, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.
In China, U.S. consular officers adjudicated nearly 260,000 visas in China in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, which lasted from October to December 2011, compared to 175,000 in the same period in fiscal 2011, an increase of 48 percent.
The sharp increase in visa processing resulted from the initiatives taken by the State Department to greatly reduce the wait time for visa interview in China, one of the fast-growing economies in the world.
In China, visa interview wait times have been reduced to only two days at any of five U.S. visa-processing posts.
To meet increasing demand for U.S. visas, the U.S. State Department is deploying additional personnel, expanding visa sections, and utilizing new systems and technologies to facilitate legitimate travel without compromising national security.
As visitors from China represent a growing market for travel and tourism to the United States, the remarkable growth in visa processing signals good news for the U.S. economy, the statement said.
Every additional 65 international visitors to the U.S. generate enough exports to support an additional travel and tourism-related job, the statement said.
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