Sample records for student visa program

  1. Go8 Note: Student Visas

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Group of Eight (NJ1), 2012

    2012-01-01

    An independent review of the Australian student visa program was completed in 2011. Several of the recommendations from the review have been implemented by the Australian government, including the introduction of streamlined visa processing for applicants enrolled at an Australian university and increased flexibility in working conditions for…

  2. Visa Process Keeps Iraqi Students out of U.S.

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    Labi, Aisha

    2008-01-01

    This article reports that American visa procedures have prevented graduate students from taking advantage of the Iraqi government's program to study in the United States. Iraqi students seeking to come to American colleges on full scholarships from the Iraqi government face so many hurdles in obtaining a visa that few are able to enter the…

  3. Strategic Review of the Student Visa Program 2011. Go8 Response

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    Group of Eight (NJ1), 2011

    2011-01-01

    The current and first independent review of Australia's student visa program by The Honorable Michael Knight AO is a welcome indication of the Government's recognition of the importance of international education to Australian society. It represents a crucial opportunity for reform to ensure Australian education institutions can compete for the…

  4. National Academy of Sciences: Helping Scientists Navigate & Troubleshoot Visa Issues

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Bailey, Kathie

    2014-03-01

    The International Visitors Office (IVO) is a program operated by the Board on International Scientific Organizations of the National Academy of Sciences. The IVO serves as a resource on visa-related issues for scientists and students traveling to the United States for professional activities. The speaker will address visa issues for international scientists wishing to visit the United States, tips for trouble-shooting visa issues, and statistics on the current visa system.

  5. Regulations of 28 April 1989 on the issuance of visas.

    PubMed

    1989-01-01

    These Venezuelan Regulations set forth the rules on the issuance of tourist visas, temporary visas, temporary business visas, temporary student visas, temporary labor visas, and transit visas. In order to obtain a tourist visa a person must have a passport and in certain cases be able to prove that he or she has sufficient financial resources to cover the costs of staying in Venezuela. In order to obtain a temporary visa a person must have a passport, an officially certified police record, proof of civil status, and proof of a satisfactory medical examination. In order to obtain a temporary business visa a person must have a passport, documents proving his or her business objectives, and, when applicable, documents showing that he or she owns a business. In order to obtain a temporary student visa a person must have a passport, proof of sufficient economic resources, proof of a satisfactory medical examination, and documents attesting admittance to an educational program; he or she must also state that he will not engage in paid activities. In order to obtain a temporary labor visa a person must have documents proving employment, a document from the business or person employing him or her stating that it will cover the costs of the person's residence and departure, proof of satisfactory medical examination, and an officially certified police record; in addition, the employer must ask the authorities for permission to hire him or her. In order to obtain a transit visa a person must have a passport, confirmed passage to a 3rd country, and transportation documents. This visa is valid for 72 hours; all other visas are valid for 1 year.

  6. Dealing with Foreign Students and Scholars in an Age of Terrorism: Visa Backlogs and Tracking Systems. Hearing before the Committee on Science. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session (March 26, 2003).

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    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science.

    The House Science Committee held a hearing on the enhanced security measures foreign students and scholars in science, mathematics, and engineering face when they apply for a visa and subsequently enroll in an academic or exchange program in the United States. This hearing was the second in a series on the need for balance between heightened…

  7. 22 CFR 40.67 - Student visa abusers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Student visa abusers. 40.67 Section 40.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS... Student visa abusers. An alien ineligible under the provisions of INA 212(a)(6)(G) shall not be issued a...

  8. 22 CFR 40.67 - Student visa abusers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Student visa abusers. 40.67 Section 40.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS... Student visa abusers. An alien ineligible under the provisions of INA 212(a)(6)(G) shall not be issued a...

  9. 22 CFR 40.67 - Student visa abusers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Student visa abusers. 40.67 Section 40.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS... Student visa abusers. An alien ineligible under the provisions of INA 212(a)(6)(G) shall not be issued a...

  10. 22 CFR 40.67 - Student visa abusers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Student visa abusers. 40.67 Section 40.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS... Student visa abusers. An alien ineligible under the provisions of INA 212(a)(6)(G) shall not be issued a...

  11. 22 CFR 40.67 - Student visa abusers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Student visa abusers. 40.67 Section 40.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS... Student visa abusers. An alien ineligible under the provisions of INA 212(a)(6)(G) shall not be issued a...

  12. Credentialing and retention of visa trainees in post-graduate medical education programs in Canada.

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    Mathews, Maria; Kandar, Rima; Slade, Steve; Yi, Yanqing; Beardall, Sue; Bourgeault, Ivy; Buske, Lynda

    2017-06-12

    Visa trainees are international medical graduates (IMG) who come to Canada to train in a post-graduate medical education (PGME) program under a student or employment visa and are expected to return to their country of origin after training. We examined the credentialing and retention of visa trainees who entered PGME programs between 2005 and 2011. Using the Canadian Post-MD Education Registry's National IMG Database linked to Scott's Medical Database, we examined four outcomes: (1) passing the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 2 (MCCQE2), (2) obtaining a specialty designation (CCFP, FRCPC/SC), and (3) working in Canada after training and (4) in 2015. The National IMG Database is the most comprehensive source of information on IMG in Canada; data were provided by physician training and credentialing organizations. Scott's Medical Database provides data on physician locations in Canada. There were 233 visa trainees in the study; 39.5% passed the MCCQE2, 45.9% obtained a specialty designation, 24.0% worked in Canada after their training, and 53.6% worked in Canada in 2015. Family medicine trainees (OR = 8.33; 95% CI = 1.69-33.33) and residents (OR = 3.45; 95% CI = 1.96-6.25) were more likely than other specialist and fellow trainees, respectively, to pass the MCCQE2. Residents (OR = 7.69; 95% CI = 4.35-14.29) were more likely to obtain a specialty credential than fellows. Visa trainees eligible for a full license were more likely than those not eligible for a full license to work in Canada following training (OR = 3.41; 95% CI = 1.80-6.43) and in 2015 (OR = 3.34; 95% CI = 1.78-6.27). Visa training programs represent another route for IMG to qualify for and enter the physician workforce in Canada. The growth in the number of visa trainees and the high retention of these physicians warrant further consideration of the oversight and coordination of visa trainee programs in provincial and in pan-Canadian physician workforce planning.

  13. A study of how the Student and Exchange Visa Information System influences the influx and study of graduate international students in science and engineering in the U.S

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Goncalves, Marcus V. A.

    The influx of international graduate students in science and engineering to the U.S. has changed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and related F-1 visa policies have required a higher level of scrutiny of the student visa procedures, and introduced strict student monitoring policies and measures. In addition, the SEVIS monitoring and compliance system has altered the operation of international student service offices, affected the students they serve, and the operation of the universities enrolling international students. This study investigated the effects of SEVIS on graduate programs in science and engineering and their students. Information was gathered from respondents from the 60 universities having the highest population of international students in these fields, according to NSF. Respondents included department administrators, admissions officials, and SEVIS professionals. Data were collected from 75 on-line survey respondents and in 21 semi-structured interviews. The results of this study suggest that many international students are negatively affected by SEVIS, impacting their ability to remain in-status and to understand how the system works. To counter this, department administrators, SEVIS professionals, and student advisors have increased their level of support for these students, providing them guidance on how to remain in-status and how to improve their social and academic experience in the United States. As a result, relatively few international students are deported for falling out-of-status in SEVIS. The data also made clear that program administrators and admissions officials have little knowledge about SEVIS, F-1 visa policies, and their influence on international enrollments. Finally, this study provided evidence of an increased workload for international student advisors and SEVIS professionals. Universities have had to hire additional staff, increase their information technology investment in linking home-grown student service systems with SEVIS, and proactively anticipate any hurdles that international students may have and resolve them as expeditiously as possible.

  14. 75 FR 39323 - Amendment to the Biometric Visa Program

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    2010-07-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 7047] Amendment to the Biometric Visa Program AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice of Amendment to the Biometric Visa Program. This public notice announces an amendment to the Biometric Visa Program. Section 303 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa...

  15. 8 CFR 215.9 - Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. 215.9... ALIENS DEPARTING FROM THE UNITED STATES § 215.9 Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. An alien admitted on certain temporary worker visas at a port of entry participating in the Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program...

  16. 8 CFR 215.9 - Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. 215.9... ALIENS DEPARTING FROM THE UNITED STATES § 215.9 Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. An alien admitted on certain temporary worker visas at a port of entry participating in the Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program...

  17. 8 CFR 215.9 - Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. 215.9... ALIENS DEPARTING FROM THE UNITED STATES § 215.9 Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. An alien admitted on certain temporary worker visas at a port of entry participating in the Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program...

  18. 8 CFR 215.9 - Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. 215.9... ALIENS DEPARTING FROM THE UNITED STATES § 215.9 Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. An alien admitted on certain temporary worker visas at a port of entry participating in the Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program...

  19. 8 CFR 215.9 - Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. 215.9... ALIENS DEPARTING FROM THE UNITED STATES § 215.9 Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program. An alien admitted on certain temporary worker visas at a port of entry participating in the Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program...

  20. International Education Programs.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Charles, Richard F.

    In response to global changes and a growing focus on international affairs, Foothill and De Anza Colleges have developed a number of international education programs. Since their beginnings, both colleges have hosted full-time students from other countries under the F-1 Visa Program. Another program, Campus Abroad, is a partnership arrangement…

  1. Impact of Visa Issues on an International Physics Graduate Student in the U.S.

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Keivani, Azadeh

    2011-03-01

    More than 35 percent of the physics graduate students in the US are temporary visa holders. Many of these students work in large international collaborations and must travel abroad for research and international conferences, sometimes more than once a year. In many cases, students have to reapply for their visas in order to return to the U.S., a process that can be time-consuming and costly. Furthermore, many international students cannot leave the U.S. even in the case of an emergency because a slow visa process may mean deferring for a semester or losing financial support. Thus visa issues affect not only the scholastic life of students but also their personal lives. Finding ways to resolve these issues could positively affect the quality of graduate research by eliminating these extra hurdles to the progress of international physics graduate students.

  2. 78 FR 19726 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement (CBP Form I-775)

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    2013-04-02

    ... Activities: Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement (CBP Form I-775) AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection... information collection requirement concerning the Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement (CBP Form I-775). This... concerning the following information collection: Title: Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement. OMB Number...

  3. A Study of How the Student and Exchange Visa Information System Influences the Influx and Study of Graduate International Students in Science and Engineering in the U.S.

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    Goncalves, Marcus V. A.

    2009-01-01

    The influx of international graduate students in science and engineering to the U.S. has changed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and related F-1 visa policies have required a higher level of scrutiny of the student visa procedures, and introduced…

  4. 75 FR 5099 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement (Form I-775)

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    2010-02-01

    ... Activities: Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement (Form I-775) AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection... and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Visa Waiver... other technological techniques or other forms of information. Title: Visa Waiver Program Carrier...

  5. 76 FR 41861 - Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)

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    2011-07-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of open season for enrollment in the VISA program. Introduction The VISA program was established pursuant to section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as...

  6. 75 FR 52594 - Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)

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    2010-08-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of open season for enrollment in the VISA program. Introduction The VISA program was established pursuant to section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as...

  7. 77 FR 53963 - Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)

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    2012-09-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of open season for enrollment in the VISA program. Introduction The VISA program was established pursuant to section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as...

  8. A Netnographic Analysis of Prospective International Students' Decision-Making Process: Implications for Institutional Branding of American Universities in the Emerging Markets

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    Gai, Lili; Xu, Chunhao; Pelton, Lou E.

    2016-01-01

    The enrollment of international students (e.g. students admitted using a F-1 visa into the U.S.) has been increasing continually for the past six academic years in American higher educational institutions. This article explores how Chinese applicants make decisions during their application journey for Master's degree programs in business schools.…

  9. Study Calls for Improvements to U.S. Visa Process for Students, Scholars

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Showstack, Randy

    2004-03-01

    U.S. federal agencies are implementing some measures to reduce delays in providing foreign scientists and students with non-immigrant visas, although additional steps could help to improve the cumbersome process, according to a government study released on 25 February by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO). The study, which was requested by the House of Representatives Science Committee, reviewed the issuance of F-1 and J-1 visas in light of national security measures put in place after September 11, 2001. The committee has expressed concerns about whether new security measures are detrimental to scientific research by unnecessarily delaying the issuance of visas to foreign students and scholars.

  10. 8 CFR 217.7 - Electronic data transmission requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217.7 Electronic data transmission requirement. (a) An alien who applies for... will not be admitted under the Visa Waiver Program unless an appropriate official of the carrier... departure from the United States by sea or air of an alien admitted under the Visa Waiver Program, an...

  11. S&E Graduate Enrollments Accelerate in 2007; Enrollments of Foreign Students Reach New High. InfoBrief. NSF 09-314

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    Burns, Laura; Einaudi, Peter; Green, Patricia

    2009-01-01

    U.S. enrollment in science and engineering (S&E) graduate programs in 2007 increased by 3.3% over comparable data for 2006. This is the highest annual growth rate since 2002 and is nearly double the 1.7% growth rate seen in 2006. First-time, full-time enrollment of foreign students (the terms "foreign student" and "temporary" visa holder are…

  12. Does the Statue of Liberty Still Face out? The Diversion of Foreign Students from the United States to Canada in the Post 9/11 Period

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    Mueller, Richard E.

    2009-01-01

    The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have resulted in the increased scrutiny of both immigrants and non-immigrants entering the United States. The latter group includes students who enter the country on temporary visas to complete programs of higher education. Depending on the source, the number of foreign students in the United States has…

  13. Admitting international graduate nursing students: what faculty need to know.

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    Genovese, S Kim; Schmidt, Nola A; Brown, Janet M

    2015-01-01

    The number of international applicants to US nursing graduate programs is increasing. Modifying standard admission criteria, such as RN licensure, graduate record examination, validation of BSN degree, criminal background check, letters of recommendation, and personal statements, is necessary because of unique complexities. Addressing admission requirements unique to international students, such as English proficiency, visas, and proof of financial resources, is critical. Managing complexities of admitting international students is necessary to facilitate their success.

  14. High-Skill Training: Grants from H-1B Visa Fees Meet Specific Workforce Needs, But at Varying Skill Levels. Report to Congressional Requesters.

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    General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues.

    A study examined the skill grant and scholarship grant programs. Findings indicated skill grantees offered training through various service delivery options to people needing skill upgrading; scholarship grantees provided scholarships to low income students for college degree programs in computer science, mathematics, and engineering. The skill…

  15. Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Treating Foreign-Born Students for Tuberculosis before Entering the United States

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    Wingate, La’Marcus T.; Posey, Drew L.; Zhou, Weigong; Olson, Christine K.; Maskery, Brian

    2015-01-01

    Introduction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering implementation of overseas medical screening of student-visa applicants to reduce the numbers of active tuberculosis cases entering the United States. Objective To evaluate the costs, cases averted, and cost-effectiveness of screening for, and treating, tuberculosis in United States-bound students from countries with varying tuberculosis prevalence. Methods Costs and benefits were evaluated from two perspectives, combined and United States only. The combined perspective totaled overseas and United States costs and benefits from a societal perspective. The United States only perspective was a domestic measure of costs and benefits. A decision tree was developed to determine the cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis screening and treatment from the combined perspective. Results From the United States only perspective, overseas screening programs of Chinese and Indian students would prevent the importation of 157 tuberculosis cases annually, and result in $2.7 million in savings. From the combined perspective, screening programs for Chinese students would cost more than $2.8 million annually and screening programs for Indian students nearly $440,000 annually. From the combined perspective, the incremental cost for each tuberculosis case averted by screening Chinese and Indian students was $22,187 and $15,063, respectively. Implementing screening programs for German students would prevent no cases in most years, and would result in increased costs both overseas and in the United States. The domestic costs would occur because public health departments would need to follow up on students identified overseas as having an elevated risk of tuberculosis. Conclusions Tuberculosis screening and treatment programs for students seeking long term visas to attend United States schools would reduce the number of tuberculosis cases imported. Implementing screening in high-incidence countries could save the United States millions of dollars annually; however there would be increased costs incurred overseas for students and their families. PMID:25924009

  16. 8 CFR 217.2 - Eligibility.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217.2 Eligibility... must present a machine-readable passport in order to be granted admission under the Visa Waiver Program. Round trip ticket means any return trip transportation ticket in the name of an arriving Visa Waiver...

  17. U.S. Visa Waiver Program Changes

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    The U.S. State Department has just announced that a change to a new rule affecting citizens from visa waiver program countries. The rule, scheduled to go into effect on 1 October 2003, requires visitors from these countries to obtain non-immigrant visas to enter the United States if they do not have machine-readable passports. The change announced is that a visa waiver country can petition the U.S. government to delay the rule by one year. The State Department recommends that citizens of visa waiver program countries who are contemplating visiting the United States, and do not have machine-readable passports, contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to find out if implementation of the rule has been temporarily waived for their countries.

  18. Validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of the VISA-P questionnaire for patellar tendinopathy.

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    Zwerver, Johannes; Kramer, Tamara; van den Akker-Scheek, Inge

    2009-08-11

    The VISA-P questionnaire evaluates severity of symptoms, knee function and ability to play sports in athletes with patellar tendinopathy. This English-language self-administered brief patient outcome score was developed in Australia to monitor rehabilitation and to evaluate outcome of clinical studies. Aim of this study was to translate the questionnaire into Dutch and to study the reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the VISA-P. The questionnaire was translated into Dutch according to internationally recommended guidelines. Test-retest reliability was determined in 99 students with a time interval of 2.5 weeks. To determine discriminative validity of the Dutch VISA-P, 18 healthy students, 15 competitive volleyball players (at-risk population), 14 patients with patellar tendinopathy, 6 patients who had surgery for patellar tendinopathy, 17 patients with knee injuries other than patellar tendinopathy, and 9 patients with symptoms unrelated to their knees completed the Dutch VISA-P. The Dutch VISA-P questionnaire showed satisfactory test-retest reliability (ICC=0.74). The mean (+/-SD) VISA-P scores were 95 (+/-9) for the healthy students, 89 (+/-11) for the volleyball players, 58 (+/-19) for patients with patellar tendinopathy, and 56 (+/-21) for athletes who had surgery for patellar tendinopathy. Patients with other knee injuries or symptoms unrelated to the knee scored 62 (+/-24) and 77 (+/-24). The translated Dutch version of the VISA-P questionnaire is equivalent to its original version, has satisfactory test-retest reliability and is a valid score to evaluate symptoms, knee function and ability to play sports of Dutch athletes with patellar tendinopathy.

  19. [Validation of the VISA-A-G questionnaire for German-speaking patients suffering from Haglund's disease].

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    Lohrer, H; Nauck, T

    2010-06-01

    The VISA-A questionnaire is currently the only valid, reliable, and disease specific patient administered questionnaire for research in Achilles tendinopathy. To perform multinational and multilingual investigations this instrument was already adapted to several languages. According to the "guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures" we already translated and validated the VISA-A questionnaire for patients with Achilles tendinopathy. To cross-culturally adapt and validate the VISA-A Questionnaire for German-speaking patients suffering from Haglund's disease. The VISA-A-G questionnaire was tested for reliability, validity, and internal consistency in 39 Haglund's disease patients and 79 asymptomatic persons. For concurrent validity the VISA-A-G was compared with the Curwin and Stanish tendon grading system and with the Percy and Conochie classification system for the effect of pain on athletic performance. VISA-A-G results in Haglund's disease were additionally compared with VISA-A-G results obtained from Achilles tendinopathy patients and with VISA-A results presented in the international literature. ICC for the VISA-A-G questionnaire in conservatively treated Haglund's disease patients was 0.96. In asymptomatic students and joggers ICC was 0.97 and 0.60. When correlated with the grading system of Curwin and Stanish and with the Percy and Conochie classification rho was -0.95 and 0.94, respectively. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) for the total VISA-A-G scores of the patients was calculated to be 0.87. Compared with VISA-A-G results obtained from Achilles tendinopathy patients there was no relevant difference discernible. Compared with VISA-A results presented in the original publication no difference was found statistically for students, healthy people, conservative, and preoperative patients, respectively. This study confirms that the VISA-A-G is a valid and reliable measure for German-speaking patients suffering from Haglund's disease. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart, New York.

  20. 77 FR 65439 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental Registration for the Diversity...

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    2012-10-26

    ...: Supplemental Registration for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program ACTION: Notice of request for public comment... for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. OMB Control Number: 1405-0098. Type of Request: Extension... applicants an Instruction Package for Immigrant Visa Applicants, which consists of Form DS-122 (Supplemental...

  1. Cross-cultural adaptation of VISA-P score for patellar tendinopathy in Turkish population.

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    Çelebi, Mehmet Mesut; Köse, Serdal Kenan; Akkaya, Zehra; Zergeroglu, Ali Murat

    2016-01-01

    VISA-P questionnaire assesses to severity of symptoms and treatment effects in athletes with patellar tendinopathy. The purpose of this study was to translated VISA-P questionnaire into Turkish language and to determine its validity and reliability. The English version of VISA-P questionnaire was translated into Turkish according to the internationally recommended guidelines. Test-retest reliability was determined on 89 participants with time interval 24 h. To determine validity of Turkish VISA-P, 31 (17 male, 14 female) healthy students, 34 (20 male, 14 female) patients with patellar tendinopathy (diagnosed by physical examination and ultrasonography) and 24 (16 male, 8 female) volleyball players (at risk populations) were completed VISA-P-Tr. Internal consistency was determined with Cronbach's alpha. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated to analyse test-retest reliability. To assessment of discrimination, VISA-P-Tr scores compared all groups using the Mann-Whitney-U test. The VISA-P-Tr questionnaire showed good test-retest reliability (The Cronbach's alpha was 0.79 and 0.78 respectively and ICC was 0.96). The VISA-P-Tr score (mean ± SD) were 93.7 ± 8.9 and 94.0 ± 8.1 for healthy students, 81.1 ± 13.7 and 80.7 ± 13.4 for volleyball players, 58.8 ± 12.1 and 58.5 ± 11.0 for athletes with patellar tendinopathy. The translated Turkish version of VISA-P has good internal consistency and good reliability and validity. Therefore VISA-P-Tr is useful to evaluate symptoms and follow the treatment effect in athletes with patellar tendinopathy.

  2. "Balancing Open Doors and National Security"

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Branch-Brioso, Karen

    2009-01-01

    While the number of exchange visas for international students and professors is up overall, the post-Sept. 11 decline continues for many majority-Muslim countries. Last November, the U.S. Department of State heralded a record high number of visas issued to international students and exchange visitors. A report by the Institute of International…

  3. U.S. announces one-year delay for visa waiver program change

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    The U.S. State Department has announced that it is delaying by one year a new rule affecting citizens from visa waiver program countries. The new rule, which was scheduled to go into effect on 1 October 2003, requires visitors from these countries to obtain non-immigrant visas to enter the United States if they do not have machine-readable passports. The announced delay means that this rule will now go into effect 26 October 2004 instead.The delay does not apply to five visa waiver countries—Andorra, Brunei, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Slovenia—because most of the citizens of these nations already carry passports that are machine-readable.

  4. Middle Eastern Students Shut Out of the U.S. Turn to Australia and New Zealand

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    Cohen, David

    2007-01-01

    This article reports on the increase of Middle Eastern students in universities in Australia and New Zealand because of difficulties in getting visas for the United States and Britain. Difficulties in securing visas, combined with more aggressive recruiting by higher-education institutions in New Zealand and Australia, have led a growing number of…

  5. General surgery residency after graduation from U.S. medical schools: visa-related challenges for the international citizen.

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    Datta, Jashodeep; Zaydfudim, Victor; Terhune, Kyla P

    2013-03-01

    International-United States medical graduates (I-USMGs) are non-US citizen graduates of U.S. medical schools. Although academically equivalent to US-citizen peers, they are subject to the same visa requirements as non-US citizen international medical graduates. We hypothesized that visa sponsorship policies of general surgery programs (GSPs) may be discordant with the enrollment patterns of I-USMGs. A total of 196 GSPs participated in a telephone survey regarding visa sponsorship policies. Whereas GSPs preferred J-1 to H-1B sponsorship (64.2% vs. 32.6%), I-USMG enrollment favored programs supporting H-1B sponsorship (72.1% vs. 7.5%) (P = .01). University-affiliated programs were more likely to sponsor H1-Bs than independent programs (39.6% vs. 24.4%) (P = .03) and trained a greater proportion of I-USMGs than independent programs (40.6% vs. 14.0%) (P < .01). Restrictive policies against H-1B sponsorship may limit GSPs' I-USMG applicant pool and restrict I-USMGs' surgical training options.

  6. 78 FR 22937 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Additional Visa Pages or...

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    2013-04-17

    ...: Application for Additional Visa Pages or Miscellaneous Passport Services ACTION: Notice of request for public... Information Collection: Application for Additional Visa Pages or Miscellaneous Passport Services. OMB Control...: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Program Management and Operational Support...

  7. The VISA Center: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration Serving Students Suspended from School for Violent or Aggressive Behavior, Substance Abuse, or Weapons Possession

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    Shulman, Lawrence; Maguin, Eugene

    2017-01-01

    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work established the VISA Center (the acronym stands for "vision, integrity, service, and accountability") in collaboration with the school district of Buffalo, New York. With funding from the New York State Education Department, a university on-campus center was set up to serve 30 students at a…

  8. Federal Update: College Groups Ask Secretary of State To Postpone New Interview Requirements for Visa Applicants.

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    Milshtein, Amy

    2003-01-01

    Foreign students and visiting scholars are facing delays as, in the wake of the September 11th attacks, new requirements for visa interviews for every applicant are slowing down the process. Many students and visiting scholars are at risk of missing the start of the school year. Some school groups are petitioning the U.S. State Department for…

  9. Deportations: Securing America or Running in Circles

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-06-01

    not a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but are a long-standing issue that has existed since our nation’s conception . Policies concerning who...between green card holders and nonimmigrant aliens. Nonimmigrant aliens are considered temporary residents such as students , tourists, foreign diplomats...order to accommodate the new restrictions, the number of funded asylum officers increased by 600.28 Student Visas, a major contributor to visa

  10. The Effects of Green Cards on the Wages and Innovations of New PhDs

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    Lan, Xiaohuan

    2013-01-01

    Visa policies in the United States restrict job opportunities and job mobility for U.S.-trained PhDs who hold a temporary visa, a group that accounts for 40 percent of newly graduated PhDs in science and engineering. The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (CSPA) allowed Chinese students to be eligible for permanent residence in the United…

  11. Evaluating Cross-Cultural Acculturation Experiences Influencing International Black African Students' Academic Success in a United States University

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    Macharia-Lowe, Josephine

    2017-01-01

    In 2013-2014, about 25,000 the International Black African Student (IBAS) were enrolled in colleges and universities in the United States. It represents an increase of five percent. There is inadequate research on the Participants were at least 18 years of age and holders of F-1 (academic visa) and/or J-1 (exchange visitors) visas. To validate the…

  12. 77 FR 64409 - Designation of Taiwan for the Visa Waiver Program

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    ... and passport holders from designated Visa Waiver Program countries \\1\\ may apply for admission to the... for nationals of the country; (2) a government certification that it issues machine-readable passports... about the theft or loss of passports; (5) the government acceptance for repatriation any citizen, former...

  13. 8 CFR 217.1 - Scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Scope. 217.1 Section 217.1 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217.1 Scope. The Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) described in this section is established pursuant to the provisions of...

  14. 8 CFR 217.1 - Scope.

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    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Scope. 217.1 Section 217.1 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217.1 Scope. The Visa Waiver Pilot Program (VWPP) described in this section is established pursuant to the provisions of...

  15. 75 FR 2879 - Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H...

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    ... Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs AGENCY: Office of... the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective... Visa Program,'' and ``Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible to Participate...

  16. The effect of the physician J-1 visa waiver on rural Wisconsin.

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    Crouse, Byron J; Munson, Randy L

    2006-10-01

    One strategy to increase the number of physicians in rural and other underserved areas grants a waiver to foreign physicians in this country on a J-1 education visa allowing them to stay in the United States if they practice in designated underserved areas. The goal of this study is to evaluate the retention and acceptance of the J-1 Visa Waiver physicians in rural Wisconsin. Sites in Wisconsin at which physicians with a J-1 Visa Waiver practiced between 1996 and 2002 were identified. A 12-item survey that assessed the acceptance and retention of these physicians was sent to leaders of institutions that had participated in this program. Retention of J-1 Visa Waiver physicians was compared to other physicians recruited to rural Wisconsin practices by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health during the same time period. While there was a general perception that the communities were well satisfied with the care provided and the physicians worked well with the medical community, there was a lower satisfaction with physician integration into the community-at-large. This was found to correlate with the poor retention rate of physicians with a J-1 Visa Waiver. Physicians participating in a placement program without J-1 Visa Waivers entering practice in rural communities had a significantly higher retention rate. Physicians with J-1 Visa Waivers appear to provide good care and work well in health care environments while fulfilling the waiver requirements. To keep these physicians practicing in these communities, successful integration into the community is important.

  17. Improvements to the Visa Application System: Serving the S&T Community, Promoting The American Economy and Keeping Us Safe

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    Gillen, Mathew

    2014-03-01

    The speaker will address policy changes and improvements in visa processing that help scientists and students to visit and study in the United States. The speaker will also discuss challenges involved with balancing the needs of U.S. science with national security interests.

  18. A Comparison of the J-1 Visa Waiver and Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska.

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    Opoku, Samuel T; Apenteng, Bettye A; Lin, Ge; Chen, Li-Wu; Palm, David; Rauner, Thomas

    2015-01-01

    There is a dearth of literature evaluating the effectiveness of programs aimed at recruiting and retaining physicians in rural Nebraska. Taking advantage of the Nebraska Health Professional Tracking System, this study attempts to comparatively assess the effectiveness of the J-1 visa waiver and state loan repayment programs in the recruitment and retention of physicians in rural Nebraska. A mixed methods approach was used. We tracked 240 physicians who enrolled in the J-1 visa waiver and state loan repayment programs between 1996 and 2012 until 2013. In addition, key informant interviews were conducted to obtain perspectives on the recruitment and retention of physicians in rural Nebraska through the 2 programs. Results from multilevel survival regression analysis indicated that physicians enrolled in the J-1 visa waiver program were more likely to leave rural Nebraska when compared with those enrolled in the state loan repayment program. Participants in the qualitative study, however, cautioned against declaring one program as superior over the other, given that the 2 programs addressed different needs for different communities. In addition, results suggested that fostering the integration of physicians and their families into rural communities might be a way of enhancing retention, regardless of program. The findings from this study highlight the complexity of recruitment and retention issues in rural Nebraska and suggest the need for more holistic and family-centered approaches to addressing these issues. © 2015 National Rural Health Association.

  19. Rapid and easy detection of low-level resistance to vancomycin in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

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    Asakura, Kota; Azechi, Takuya; Sasano, Hiroshi; Matsui, Hidehito; Hanaki, Hideaki; Miyazaki, Motoyasu; Takata, Tohru; Sekine, Miwa; Takaku, Tomoiku; Ochiai, Tomonori; Komatsu, Norio; Shibayama, Keigo; Katayama, Yuki; Yahara, Koji

    2018-01-01

    Vancomycin-intermediately resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) are associated with treatment failure. hVISA contains only a subpopulation of cells with increased minimal inhibitory concentrations, and its detection is problematic because it is classified as vancomycin-susceptible by standard susceptibility testing and the gold-standard method for its detection is impractical in clinical microbiology laboratories. Recently, a research group developed a machine-learning classifier to distinguish VISA and hVISA from vancomycin-susceptible S. aureus (VSSA) according to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) data. Nonetheless, the sensitivity of hVISA classification was found to be 76%, and the program was not completely automated with a graphical user interface. Here, we developed a more accurate machine-learning classifier for discrimination of hVISA from VSSA and VISA among MRSA isolates in Japanese hospitals by means of MALDI-TOF MS data. The classifier showed 99% sensitivity of hVISA classification. Furthermore, we clarified the procedures for preparing samples and obtaining MALDI-TOF MS data and developed all-in-one software, hVISA Classifier, with a graphical user interface that automates the classification and is easy for medical workers to use; it is publicly available at https://github.com/bioprojects/hVISAclassifier. This system is useful and practical for screening MRSA isolates for the hVISA phenotype in clinical microbiology laboratories and thus should improve treatment of MRSA infections.

  20. Rapid and easy detection of low-level resistance to vancomycin in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

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    Asakura, Kota; Azechi, Takuya; Sasano, Hiroshi; Matsui, Hidehito; Hanaki, Hideaki; Miyazaki, Motoyasu; Takata, Tohru; Sekine, Miwa; Takaku, Tomoiku; Ochiai, Tomonori; Komatsu, Norio; Shibayama, Keigo

    2018-01-01

    Vancomycin-intermediately resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) are associated with treatment failure. hVISA contains only a subpopulation of cells with increased minimal inhibitory concentrations, and its detection is problematic because it is classified as vancomycin-susceptible by standard susceptibility testing and the gold-standard method for its detection is impractical in clinical microbiology laboratories. Recently, a research group developed a machine-learning classifier to distinguish VISA and hVISA from vancomycin-susceptible S. aureus (VSSA) according to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) data. Nonetheless, the sensitivity of hVISA classification was found to be 76%, and the program was not completely automated with a graphical user interface. Here, we developed a more accurate machine-learning classifier for discrimination of hVISA from VSSA and VISA among MRSA isolates in Japanese hospitals by means of MALDI-TOF MS data. The classifier showed 99% sensitivity of hVISA classification. Furthermore, we clarified the procedures for preparing samples and obtaining MALDI-TOF MS data and developed all-in-one software, hVISA Classifier, with a graphical user interface that automates the classification and is easy for medical workers to use; it is publicly available at https://github.com/bioprojects/hVISAclassifier. This system is useful and practical for screening MRSA isolates for the hVISA phenotype in clinical microbiology laboratories and thus should improve treatment of MRSA infections. PMID:29522576

  1. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    ANDONIAN,G.BABZIEN,MLBEN-ZVI,I.YAKIMENKO,Y.ET AL.

    VISA II is the follow-up project to the successful Visible to Infrared SASE Amplifier (VISA) experiment at the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) in Brookhaven National Lab (BNL). This paper will report the motivation for and status of the two main experiments associated with the VISA II program. One goal of VISA II is to perform an experimental study of the physics of a chirped beam SASE FEL at the upgraded facilities of the ATF. This requires a linearization of the transport line to preserve energy chirping of the electron beam at injection. The other planned project is a strong bunchmore » compression experiment, where the electron bunch is compressed in the chicane, and the dispersive beamline transport, allowing studies of deep saturation.« less

  2. George Washington University Visa Project-Streamlining Our Visa and Immigration Systems for Scientists and Engineers

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    Teich, Albert H.

    2014-03-01

    Many scientists believe that current U.S. visa and immigration systems are out of sync with today's increasingly globalized science and technology. This talk will highlight specific proposals that would facilitate the recruitment of promising STEM students by U.S. universities and better enable international scientists and engineers to visit the United States for scientific conferences and research collaboration. Most of these proposals could be implemented without additional resources and without compromising U.S. security. The talk is based on the results of an 18 month study conducted at the George Washington University's Center for International Science & Technology Policy.

  3. 77 FR 30045 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental Registration for the Diversity...

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    2012-05-21

    ...-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental Registration for the Diversity Immigrant... of Information Collection: Supplemental Registration for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. OMB... register the randomly selected entries and send the applicants an Instruction Package for Immigrant Visa...

  4. 75 FR 15991 - Designation of Greece for the Visa Waiver Program

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    2010-03-31

    ... of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, designated Greece as a country... Security, Office of Policy, (202) 282-8732. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. The Visa Waiver... of Homeland Security (the Secretary), in consultation with the Secretary of State, may designate...

  5. 78 FR 66615 - National Entrepreneurship Month, 2013

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    2013-11-05

    ... entrepreneurial spirit has always been at the heart of our Nation's story. With inventions that changed American... employment-based visas; and remove visa caps for those with advanced degrees in science, technology... give more Americans the opportunity to learn vital technology skills. We continue to build on programs...

  6. Presentation of the results of a Bayesian automatic event detection and localization program to human analysts

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    Kushida, N.; Kebede, F.; Feitio, P.; Le Bras, R.

    2016-12-01

    The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) has been developing and testing NET-VISA (Arora et al., 2013), a Bayesian automatic event detection and localization program, and evaluating its performance in a realistic operational mode. In our preliminary testing at the CTBTO, NET-VISA shows better performance than its currently operating automatic localization program. However, given CTBTO's role and its international context, a new technology should be introduced cautiously when it replaces a key piece of the automatic processing. We integrated the results of NET-VISA into the Analyst Review Station, extensively used by the analysts so that they can check the accuracy and robustness of the Bayesian approach. We expect the workload of the analysts to be reduced because of the better performance of NET-VISA in finding missed events and getting a more complete set of stations than the current system which has been operating for nearly twenty years. The results of a series of tests indicate that the expectations born from the automatic tests, which show an overall overlap improvement of 11%, meaning that the missed events rate is cut by 42%, hold for the integrated interactive module as well. New events are found by analysts, which qualify for the CTBTO Reviewed Event Bulletin, beyond the ones analyzed through the standard procedures. Arora, N., Russell, S., and Sudderth, E., NET-VISA: Network Processing Vertically Integrated Seismic Analysis, 2013, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 103, 709-729.

  7. Advanced studies at the VISA FEL in the SASE and seeded modes

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Andonian, G.; Dunning, M.; Hemsing, E.; Murokh, A.; Pellegrini, C.; Reiche, S.; Rosenzweig, J.; Babzien, M.; Yakimenko, V.

    2008-08-01

    The VISA (Visible to Infrared SASE Amplifier) program has been in operation at the BNL ATF since the year 2000. The program has produced numerous results including, demonstrated saturation at 840 nm with a gain length of 18 cm, chirped beam amplification with the observation of anomalously large bandwidth of the emitted radiation, and successful benchmarking of a start-to-end simulation suite to measured results. This paper will review the prior results of the VISA program and discuss planned novel measurements, including detuning studies of a 1 μm seeded amplifier, and measurements of the orbital angular momentum of the emitted radiation. The installation of a dedicated chicane bunch compressor followed by an x-band linac to mitigate energy spread will allow for high-current operations (reduced saturation length, and deep-saturation studies). Other measurements, such as coherent transition undulator radiation, are also proposed.

  8. 8 CFR 217.3 - Maintenance of status.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Maintenance of status. 217.3 Section 217.3 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217... departure to foreign contiguous territory or adjacent island for the balance of his or her original Visa...

  9. 8 CFR 217.6 - Carrier agreements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Carrier agreements. 217.6 Section 217.6 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217... shall be made by the Commissioner on behalf of the Attorney General and shall be on Form I-775, Visa...

  10. Student Satisfaction with International Student Support Services at a Mid-Atlantic University

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    Yobol, Jean Paul

    2014-01-01

    This study investigated the level of satisfaction that international students experienced with student support services at a liberal arts University in the North East. The University's International Students Services Office (ISSO) is the sole point of contact for students studying under an F1 VISA. Services offered range from government…

  11. 78 FR 51265 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Additional Visa Pages or...

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    2013-08-20

    ...: Application for Additional Visa Pages or Miscellaneous Passport Services ACTION: Notice of request for public..., Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Program Management and Operational Support, 2201... Pages or Miscellaneous Passport Services. OMB Control Number: 1405-0159. Type of Request: Revision of a...

  12. Guide to Foreign Student Authorizations for Canada.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Canadian Bureau for International Education, Ottawa (Ontario).

    Designed for those who work with foreign students attending Canadian universities and colleges and students who intend to study at Canadian educational institutions, the guide outlines the provisions of the 1978 Canadian Immigration Act. The introductory section covers such areas as definitions of visas and student authorizations, the general…

  13. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the VISA-P questionnaire for German-speaking patients with patellar tendinopathy.

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    Lohrer, Heinz; Nauck, Tanja

    2011-03-01

    Clinical measurement study. To cross-culturally adapt and validate the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment Patellar Tendinopathy Questionnaire (VISA-P) for German-speaking patients. Like most questionnaires, the VISA-P was developed for English-speaking patients. There is a need to adapt the scale for German-speaking patients and thereby add to the total body of psychometric evidence relating to this instrument. The VISA-P questionnaire was translated and cross-culturally adapted into German (VISA-P-G) in 6 steps: translation, synthesis, back translation, expert committee review, pretesting, and advisory committee appraisal. The psychometric properties of the VISA-P-G were determined using 23 patients with patellar tendinopathy and 57 active healthy persons (32 sport students and 25 basketball players). Reliability was evaluated by applying the questionnaire twice within a week to all 80 participants. Known group validity was calculated using a 1-way analysis of variance. Additionally, VISA-P-G results were correlated with the Blazina classification system for patellar tendinopathy, using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. VISA-P-G ratings from the present study groups were further compared with respective data published in the original English, Dutch, and Swedish versions by a 2-sample t test. Internal consistency for the individual items of the questionnaire was determined within the patient group using a Cronbach alpha. Test-retest revealed excellent reliability for the patient and the asymptomatic control group (ICC = 0.88 and 0.87, respectively). Internal consistency for the patients was 0.88. Concurrent validity was almost perfect (ρ = -0.81; P<.001). The VISA-P-G is a reliable and valid questionnaire for the self-assessment of pain, symptoms, and function in German-speaking patients with patellar tendinopathy. Its psychometric properties are comparable with the original English and international adaptations (Swedish, Dutch, and Italian).

  14. International Student Guide to U.S. Community Colleges, 2007-2008

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2007

    2007-01-01

    This guide was produced for prospective students considering studying in the United States. The guide is organized to help students through all stages of the process, including learning about the U.S. higher education system, finding the right college, benefits of attending community college, obtaining a student visa, estimating expenses, living…

  15. International Tours with Student Ensembles.

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    Wilcox, Ella

    2001-01-01

    Discusses the process of planning an international performance tour to include discussions on the mission, preparation, funding, delegation, and communication. Includes information on immunizations, passports, visas, tour companies, choosing a tour company, resources for travel information, and tips for travel with student performers. (CMK)

  16. Cross-cultural adaptation of VISA-P score for patellar tendinopathy in Spanish population.

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    Hernandez-Sanchez, Sergio; Hidalgo, Maria Dolores; Gomez, Antonia

    2011-08-01

    Clinical measurement. To adapt the VISA-P questionnaire into Spanish and to assess its psychometric properties. Health status questionnaires and scales to report outcomes are increasingly used in medical research and clinical practice. Validated versions of these tools are necessary to avoid bias during use in different languages and cultures. We followed international recommendations to perform cross-cultural adaptation. The Spanish VISA-P (VISA-P-Sp) questionnaire and the Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36) were administered to 150 individuals: 40 healthy students, 40 professional players in sports requiring jumping, 40 athletes with patellar tendinopathy, and 30 athletes with knee injuries other than patellar tendinopathy. Participants were assessed at baseline and after 1 week. Athletes with tendinopathy also completed questionnaires and other knee measures (the Kujala Scoring Questionnaire and the Cincinnati Knee Rating Scale) after physiotherapy treatment, which consisted of rest, ice, eccentric exercise, electrotherapy, and manual therapy. The VISA-P-Sp showed high reliability for both temporal stability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.994; 95% CI: 0.992, 0.996) and internal consistency (Cronbach α = 0.885). Based on a factor analysis, a 2-factor solution explained 76.1% of the variance. The VISA-P-Sp score in the tendinopathy group was significantly correlated with scores on other knee scales (Kujala score [Spearman rho = 0.897; P<.001] and Cincinnati scale [Spearman rho = 0.782, P<.001]) and with SF-36 physical components score (Spearman rho>0.6, P<.001). The standardized size effect was 1.14, and the standardized response mean was 1.17. The VISA-P-Sp questionnaire proved to be a valid and reliable instrument, sensitive to clinical changes and comparable to the original English-language version.

  17. International Community College Students: The Neglected Minority?

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    Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Mi-Chung, Lee

    2005-01-01

    A study of F-1 visa students in the Los Angeles Community College district, this study compares the academic success of international students with respect to GPA, course completion, and other measures. In addition, the study looks at the age of students, and how long they remain enrolled. In addition, the study provides details on the types of…

  18. History of the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-06-01

    reflect executed Voluntary Enrollment Contracts (VEC) for VISA Stages I, II, and III to include basic activation procedures; DOD annual minimums for...provisions; and on-the-shelf basic agreements (such as VISA Intermodal Contingency Contracts (VICC) for Stages I, II, and III). The anticipated...insufficient Program incentives are revised annually, but the basic tenets remain in place. Activation, capacity required to commit and carrier risk clauses

  19. Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) Questionnaire for Spanish Athletes With Achilles Tendinopathy.

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    Hernández-Sánchez, Sergio; Poveda-Pagán, Emilio José; Alakhdar-Mohmara, Yasser; Hidalgo, Maria Dolores; Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, César; Arias-Buría, José L

    2018-02-01

    Study Design Clinical measurement study. Background Achilles tendinopathy is a prevalent sport-related injury. The Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire is a widely used patient-reported outcome to assess the severity of symptoms for this injury. Objective To adapt the VISA-A questionnaire into Spanish and to assess its psychometric properties. Methods Cross-cultural adaptation was conducted according to recommended guidelines. The Spanish VISA-A (VISA-A-Sp) questionnaire was administered to 210 subjects: 70 healthy students, 70 active at-risk subjects (participating in running and jumping), and 70 patients diagnosed with Achilles tendinopathy. Participants were assessed at baseline and after 3 to 5 days. The injured subjects were also evaluated with a quality-of-life questionnaire (Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey [SF-36]) and at discharge. The final VISA-A-Sp was evaluated for reliability, validity, and responsiveness. Results Cronbach alpha for the VISA-A-Sp was greater than .8. The intraclass correlation coefficient (model 2,1) was 0.993 (95% confidence interval: 0.991, 0.995; P<.05). In the confirmatory factor analysis, a 1-factor solution obtained a relatively good fit. Subjects with Achilles tendinopathy scored significantly lower than the other 2 groups (P<.001). The VISA-A-Sp score within the Achilles tendinopathy group showed significant correlations with SF-36 physical components (Spearman rho>0.5, P<.001). The standard error of the measurement was 2.53, and the minimal detectable change at the 95% confidence level was 7 points. The responsiveness indicators included an effect size of 2.16 and a standardized response mean of 1.92. Conclusion The VISA-A-Sp showed satisfactory psychometric properties that were comparable to the original English-language version. Therefore, it can be recommended for use in clinical practice and research for assessing the severity of symptoms in Spanish-speaking athletes who suffer from Achilles tendinopathy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2018;48(2):111-120. Epub 13 Dec 2017. doi:10.2519/jospt.2018.7402.

  20. Integration of Work Experience and Learning for International Students: From Harmony to Inequality

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    Tran, Ly Thi; Soejatminah, Sri

    2017-01-01

    The integration of work experience and learning in tertiary education is a complex issue for different stakeholders, including students, institutions, and employers. The provision of course-related work experience for international students is far more challenging as it involves issues of visa status, different cultural expectations,…

  1. Will They Stay or Will They Go?: International STEM Students Are up for Grabs

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    Han, Xueying; Appelbaum, Richard P.

    2016-01-01

    If current trends continue, international students will comprise half of U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) PhD graduates by 2020. The proportion of international PhD-level students on temporary visas to study STEM subjects in the United States has doubled over the past thirty years. Further, these students are much more…

  2. Investigating the Impact of the Tier 4 Policy on International Students at Private Colleges in the UK

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    Mughal, Abdul Waheed

    2016-01-01

    In 2009, the United Kingdom government introduced the Tier 4 (general) student visa policy for foreign students, out of European Economic Area and Switzerland, aged 16 or over. According to this policy, any institution recruiting international students must be a highly trusted sponsor--a status determined by the UK Border Agency. Further, right to…

  3. 77 FR 59670 - Electronic Filing of H-2A and H-2B Labor Certification Applications Through the iCERT Visa Portal...

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    2012-09-28

    ... DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Electronic Filing of H-2A and H-2B... certification applications under the H-2A and H-2B visa programs through the Department of Labor's (Department... will be able to submit H-2B applications electronically beginning on October 15, 2012, and H-2A...

  4. What Is SEVIS?

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    Hermes, James

    2003-01-01

    Describes the Student and Visitor Exchange Information System (SEVIS). SEVIS legislation requires institutions to report electronically foreign students' identities and addresses, as well as visa and other information. Reports on updates to the legislation that are being enacted as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Includes…

  5. Technology Connection: 1-to-1 Laptop Initiative--Leveling the Playing Field

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    Stidham, Sue

    2008-01-01

    Imagine a school where every student has global wireless access and a visa to high tech, personalized instruction. Enter Baxter Springs, Kansas, where all the teachers and their students have individual laptops in a 24/7 environment. Such 1-to-1 initiatives actually meet the expectations of the digital generation and these students aren't forced…

  6. 22 CFR 42.71 - Authority to issue visas; visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Section 42.71 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.71 Authority to issue visas; visa fees. (a) Authority to issue visas. Consular officers may issue immigrant visas at designated consular...

  7. Internal Medicine Program Directors' Perceptions of the "All In" Match Rule: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

    PubMed

    Alweis, Richard; Khan, Muhammad Sohail; Kuehl, Sapna; Wasser, Thomas; Donato, Anthony

    2017-04-01

    Since 2013, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) has asked all programs to declare themselves to be "all in" or "all out" for the NRMP. Before this rule was enacted, program directors who were surveyed expressed concerns about what they anticipated with the change, including resources for increased applications and potential delays with residency start times. This study investigated the positive and negative effects of the rule change on recruiting seen from the perspective of internal medicine (IM) program directors. In this mixed model cross-sectional survey, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited IM program directors were surveyed regarding their impressions of the impact of the policy change. Data were aggregated using constant comparative analysis. A total of 127 of 396 (32%) IM program directors responded, and 122 of 127 (96%) identified their program as "all in." A total of 110 respondents expressed impressions of the rule change, with 48% (53 of 111) reporting positive responses, 28% (31 of 111) neutral responses, and 24% (27 of 111) negative responses. Programs with higher percentages of visa-holding residents had lower positive responses (37% [22 of 60] versus 61% [31 of 51]). Resident quality was felt to be unchanged or improved by most program directors (93%, 103 of 111), yet 24% (27 of 112) reported increases in delayed start times for visa-holding residents. Qualitative analysis identified increased fairness, at the expense of an increase in program resources as a result of the change. A slight majority of residency programs reported a neutral or negative impression of the rule change. Since the rule change, program directors noted increased application volume and delayed residency starts for visa-holding residents.

  8. 22 CFR 42.71 - Authority to issue visas; visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Authority to issue visas; visa fees. 42.71 Section 42.71 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.71 Authority to issue visas; visa...

  9. 22 CFR 42.71 - Authority to issue visas; visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Authority to issue visas; visa fees. 42.71 Section 42.71 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.71 Authority to issue visas; visa...

  10. 22 CFR 42.71 - Authority to issue visas; visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Authority to issue visas; visa fees. 42.71 Section 42.71 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.71 Authority to issue visas; visa...

  11. 22 CFR 42.71 - Authority to issue visas; visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Authority to issue visas; visa fees. 42.71 Section 42.71 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.71 Authority to issue visas; visa...

  12. Where We Are Now--The Presence and Importance of International Students to Universities in the United States

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Hegarty, Niall

    2014-01-01

    This paper highlights the importance of international students to the United States by discussing their impact and necessity to U.S. universities. International student enrollment is a major industry of importance to the U.S. economy and despite arduous visa processes and diminished job prospects their enrollment numbers continue to grow. The…

  13. Student Visa Security Improvement Act

    THOMAS, 111th Congress

    Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9

    2010-05-05

    House - 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  14. Student Visa Reform Act

    THOMAS, 112th Congress

    Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16

    2011-10-06

    Senate - 08/02/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  15. Foreign Student Orientation Needs at the University of Connecticut: Results of a Survey.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Pfau, Richard H.

    Views of 48 foreign students concerning orientation needs at the University of Connecticut were surveyed. The following orientation activities were identified as most important, and are listed in the approximate order of importance: (1) U.S. government regulations (about visas, immigration, social security, and taxes); (2) needs of the spouse…

  16. Profiles of U.S. Community Colleges: A Guide for International Students, 2009-2010

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009

    2009-01-01

    This publication contains information about community colleges, the largest and fastest growing sector of U.S. higher education. Designed especially for students thinking about studying abroad in America, this publication provides information about: (1) College selection, application and visa processes, traveling to the United States, living in…

  17. Daptomycin non-susceptibility in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous-VISA (hVISA): implications for therapy after vancomycin treatment failure.

    PubMed

    Kelley, Peter G; Gao, Wei; Ward, Peter B; Howden, Benjamin P

    2011-05-01

    The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between reduced vancomycin and daptomycin susceptibility among Australasian vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous-VISA (hVISA) isolates from patients never exposed to daptomycin. Forty-seven stored clinical isolates of hVISA/VISA collected before November 2008 from around Australia and New Zealand were selected. Daptomycin and vancomycin MIC testing was performed using broth microdilution (BMD) and Etest methods. Daptomycin population analysis was performed on a subset of isolates. The percentage of daptomycin non-susceptible isolates was 0% for vancomycin-susceptible S. aureus (VSSA) (Etest and BMD), for hVISA it was 26% by Etest and 15% by BMD, and for VISA 62% by Etest and 38% by BMD. Population analysis profile testing demonstrated daptomycin heteroresistance among the hVISA and VISA strains tested. This is the highest rate of daptomycin non-susceptibility reported among hVISA isolates to date. Clinicians should exhibit caution when using daptomycin in situations where serious hVISA or VISA infection is a possibility.

  18. 22 CFR 41.113 - Procedures in issuing visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    .... (a) Visa evidenced by stamp placed in passport. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) of this section, a nonimmigrant visa shall be evidenced by a visa stamp placed in the alien's passport. The... visa. (b) Cases in which visa not placed in passport. In the following cases the visa shall be placed...

  19. 22 CFR 41.113 - Procedures in issuing visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    .... (a) Visa evidenced by stamp placed in passport. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) of this section, a nonimmigrant visa shall be evidenced by a visa stamp placed in the alien's passport. The... visa. (b) Cases in which visa not placed in passport. In the following cases the visa shall be placed...

  20. 22 CFR 41.113 - Procedures in issuing visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    .... (a) Visa evidenced by stamp placed in passport. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) of this section, a nonimmigrant visa shall be evidenced by a visa stamp placed in the alien's passport. The... visa. (b) Cases in which visa not placed in passport. In the following cases the visa shall be placed...

  1. 22 CFR 41.113 - Procedures in issuing visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    .... (a) Visa evidenced by stamp placed in passport. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) of this section, a nonimmigrant visa shall be evidenced by a visa stamp placed in the alien's passport. The... visa. (b) Cases in which visa not placed in passport. In the following cases the visa shall be placed...

  2. 22 CFR 41.113 - Procedures in issuing visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    .... (a) Visa evidenced by stamp placed in passport. Except as provided in paragraphs (b) of this section, a nonimmigrant visa shall be evidenced by a visa stamp placed in the alien's passport. The... visa. (b) Cases in which visa not placed in passport. In the following cases the visa shall be placed...

  3. Comprehensive identification of mutations responsible for heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA)-to-VISA conversion in laboratory-generated VISA strains derived from hVISA clinical strain Mu3.

    PubMed

    Matsuo, Miki; Cui, Longzhu; Kim, Jeeyoung; Hiramatsu, Keiichi

    2013-12-01

    Heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) spontaneously produces VISA cells within its cell population at a frequency of 10(-6) or greater. We established a total of 45 VISA mutant strains independently obtained from hVISA Mu3 and its related strains by one-step vancomycin selection. We then performed high-throughput whole-genome sequencing of the 45 strains and their parent strains to identify the genes involved in the hVISA-to-VISA phenotypic conversion. A comparative genome study showed that all the VISA strains tested carried a unique set of mutations. All of the 45 VISA strains carried 1 to 4 mutations possibly affecting the expression of a total of 48 genes. Among them, 32 VISA strains carried only one gene affected by a single mutation. As many as 20 genes in more than eight functional categories were affected in the 32 VISA strains, which explained the extremely high rates of the hVISA-to-VISA phenotypic conversion. Five genes, rpoB, rpoC, walK, pbp4, and pp2c, were previously reported as being involved in vancomycin resistance. Fifteen remaining genes were newly identified as associated with vancomycin resistance in this study. The gene most frequently affected (6 out of 32 strains) was cmk, which encodes cytidylate kinase, followed closely by rpoB (5 out of 32), encoding the β subunit of RNA polymerase. A mutation prevalence study also revealed a sizable number of cmk mutants among clinical VISA strains (7 out of 38 [18%]). Reduced cytidylate kinase activity in cmk mutant strains is proposed to contribute to the hVISA-to-VISA phenotype conversion by thickening the cell wall and reducing the cell growth rate.

  4. Using fingerprint image quality to improve the identification performance of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program

    PubMed Central

    Wein, Lawrence M.; Baveja, Manas

    2005-01-01

    Motivated by the difficulty of biometric systems to correctly match fingerprints with poor image quality, we formulate and solve a game-theoretic formulation of the identification problem in two settings: U.S. visa applicants are checked against a list of visa holders to detect visa fraud, and visitors entering the U.S. are checked against a watchlist of criminals and suspected terrorists. For three types of biometric strategies, we solve the game in which the U.S. Government chooses the strategy's optimal parameter values to maximize the detection probability subject to a constraint on the mean biometric processing time per legal visitor, and then the terrorist chooses the image quality to minimize the detection probability. At current inspector staffing levels at ports of entry, our model predicts that a quality-dependent two-finger strategy achieves a detection probability of 0.733, compared to 0.526 under the quality-independent two-finger strategy that is currently implemented at the U.S. border. Increasing the staffing level of inspectors offers only minor increases in the detection probability for these two strategies. Using more than two fingers to match visitors with poor image quality allows a detection probability of 0.949 under current staffing levels, but may require major changes to the current U.S. biometric program. The detection probabilities during visa application are ≈11–22% smaller than at ports of entry for all three strategies, but the same qualitative conclusions hold. PMID:15894628

  5. Using fingerprint image quality to improve the identification performance of the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program.

    PubMed

    Wein, Lawrence M; Baveja, Manas

    2005-05-24

    Motivated by the difficulty of biometric systems to correctly match fingerprints with poor image quality, we formulate and solve a game-theoretic formulation of the identification problem in two settings: U.S. visa applicants are checked against a list of visa holders to detect visa fraud, and visitors entering the U.S. are checked against a watchlist of criminals and suspected terrorists. For three types of biometric strategies, we solve the game in which the U.S. Government chooses the strategy's optimal parameter values to maximize the detection probability subject to a constraint on the mean biometric processing time per legal visitor, and then the terrorist chooses the image quality to minimize the detection probability. At current inspector staffing levels at ports of entry, our model predicts that a quality-dependent two-finger strategy achieves a detection probability of 0.733, compared to 0.526 under the quality-independent two-finger strategy that is currently implemented at the U.S. border. Increasing the staffing level of inspectors offers only minor increases in the detection probability for these two strategies. Using more than two fingers to match visitors with poor image quality allows a detection probability of 0.949 under current staffing levels, but may require major changes to the current U.S. biometric program. The detection probabilities during visa application are approximately 11-22% smaller than at ports of entry for all three strategies, but the same qualitative conclusions hold.

  6. Adviser's Manual of Federal Regulations Affecting Foreign Students and Scholars. 1994-95 Edition.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Yenkin, Amy, Ed.

    This manual is designed to serve as a guide to federal regulations related to international educational exchange, focusing on visa and immigration regulations that affect foreign students at colleges and universities in the United States. Fourteen sections focus on: (1) introduction to immigration law; (2) the legal status of nonimmigrants in the…

  7. Cruisin' Cairo!

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Brown, Sherrie

    1988-01-01

    The use of a travel writer's approach to social studies instruction, where students gather information to write travel guides about countries they're studying, is illustrated through activities for studies about Egyptian passport and visa applications, currency, history, language, and art. (CB)

  8. 22 CFR 42.72 - Validity of visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.72 Validity of visas. (a) Period of validity. With the exception indicated herein, the period of validity of an immigrant visa shall not exceed six...

  9. 22 CFR 41.27 - Official visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Official visas. 41.27 Section 41.27 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Foreign Government Officials § 41.27 Official visas. (a) Definition. Official visa...

  10. 22 CFR 41.27 - Official visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Official visas. 41.27 Section 41.27 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Foreign Government Officials § 41.27 Official visas. (a) Definition. Official visa...

  11. 22 CFR 41.27 - Official visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Official visas. 41.27 Section 41.27 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Foreign Government Officials § 41.27 Official visas. (a) Definition. Official visa...

  12. 22 CFR 41.27 - Official visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Official visas. 41.27 Section 41.27 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Foreign Government Officials § 41.27 Official visas. (a) Definition. Official visa...

  13. 22 CFR 41.107 - Visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Visa fees. 41.107 Section 41.107 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.107 Visa fees. (a) Fees based on...

  14. 22 CFR 41.107 - Visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Visa fees. 41.107 Section 41.107 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.107 Visa fees. (a) Fees based on...

  15. 22 CFR 41.107 - Visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Visa fees. 41.107 Section 41.107 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.107 Visa fees. (a) Fees based on...

  16. 22 CFR 41.107 - Visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Visa fees. 41.107 Section 41.107 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.107 Visa fees. (a) Fees based on...

  17. 22 CFR 41.107 - Visa fees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Visa fees. 41.107 Section 41.107 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.107 Visa fees. (a) Fees based on...

  18. 22 CFR 41.27 - Official visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Official visas. 41.27 Section 41.27 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Foreign Government Officials § 41.27 Official visas. (a) Definition. Official visa...

  19. Comprehensive Identification of Mutations Responsible for Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA)-to-VISA Conversion in Laboratory-Generated VISA Strains Derived from hVISA Clinical Strain Mu3

    PubMed Central

    Matsuo, Miki; Cui, Longzhu; Kim, Jeeyoung

    2013-01-01

    Heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) spontaneously produces VISA cells within its cell population at a frequency of 10−6 or greater. We established a total of 45 VISA mutant strains independently obtained from hVISA Mu3 and its related strains by one-step vancomycin selection. We then performed high-throughput whole-genome sequencing of the 45 strains and their parent strains to identify the genes involved in the hVISA-to-VISA phenotypic conversion. A comparative genome study showed that all the VISA strains tested carried a unique set of mutations. All of the 45 VISA strains carried 1 to 4 mutations possibly affecting the expression of a total of 48 genes. Among them, 32 VISA strains carried only one gene affected by a single mutation. As many as 20 genes in more than eight functional categories were affected in the 32 VISA strains, which explained the extremely high rates of the hVISA-to-VISA phenotypic conversion. Five genes, rpoB, rpoC, walK, pbp4, and pp2c, were previously reported as being involved in vancomycin resistance. Fifteen remaining genes were newly identified as associated with vancomycin resistance in this study. The gene most frequently affected (6 out of 32 strains) was cmk, which encodes cytidylate kinase, followed closely by rpoB (5 out of 32), encoding the β subunit of RNA polymerase. A mutation prevalence study also revealed a sizable number of cmk mutants among clinical VISA strains (7 out of 38 [18%]). Reduced cytidylate kinase activity in cmk mutant strains is proposed to contribute to the hVISA-to-VISA phenotype conversion by thickening the cell wall and reducing the cell growth rate. PMID:24018261

  20. 22 CFR 42.73 - Procedure in issuing visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.73 Procedure in issuing visas. (a) Insertion of data. In issuing an immigrant visa, the issuing office shall insert the pertinent information in the...

  1. 22 CFR 42.81 - Procedure in refusing individual visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Procedure in refusing individual visas. 42.81 Section 42.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Procedure in refusing individual visas. (a) Issuance or refusal mandatory. When a visa application has been...

  2. 22 CFR 41.53 - Temporary workers and trainees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 41.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.53 Temporary workers and trainees... alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (c) Validity of visa. The period of validity of a visa...

  3. 22 CFR 41.111 - Authority to issue visa.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Authority to issue visa. 41.111 Section 41.111 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.111 Authority to issue visa. (a...

  4. 22 CFR 41.112 - Validity of visa.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Validity of visa. 41.112 Section 41.112 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.112 Validity of visa. (a) Significance of...

  5. 22 CFR 41.112 - Validity of visa.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Validity of visa. 41.112 Section 41.112 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.112 Validity of visa. (a) Significance of...

  6. 22 CFR 42.81 - Procedure in refusing individual visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Procedure in refusing individual visas. 42.81 Section 42.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Procedure in refusing individual visas. (a) Issuance or refusal mandatory. When a visa application has been...

  7. 22 CFR 41.112 - Validity of visa.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Validity of visa. 41.112 Section 41.112 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.112 Validity of visa. (a) Significance of...

  8. 22 CFR 42.72 - Validity of visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Validity of visas. 42.72 Section 42.72 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.72 Validity of visas. (a) Period of validity. With...

  9. 22 CFR 41.53 - Temporary workers and trainees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 41.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.53 Temporary workers and trainees... alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (c) Validity of visa. The period of validity of a visa...

  10. 22 CFR 41.111 - Authority to issue visa.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Authority to issue visa. 41.111 Section 41.111 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.111 Authority to issue visa. (a...

  11. 22 CFR 42.81 - Procedure in refusing individual visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Procedure in refusing individual visas. 42.81 Section 42.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Procedure in refusing individual visas. (a) Issuance or refusal mandatory. When a visa application has been...

  12. 22 CFR 42.81 - Procedure in refusing individual visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Procedure in refusing individual visas. 42.81 Section 42.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Procedure in refusing individual visas. (a) Issuance or refusal mandatory. When a visa application has been...

  13. 22 CFR 42.72 - Validity of visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Validity of visas. 42.72 Section 42.72 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.72 Validity of visas. (a) Period of validity. With...

  14. 22 CFR 41.111 - Authority to issue visa.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Authority to issue visa. 41.111 Section 41.111 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.111 Authority to issue visa. (a...

  15. 22 CFR 41.53 - Temporary workers and trainees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 41.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.53 Temporary workers and trainees... alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (c) Validity of visa. The period of validity of a visa...

  16. 22 CFR 42.81 - Procedure in refusing individual visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Procedure in refusing individual visas. 42.81 Section 42.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Procedure in refusing individual visas. (a) Issuance or refusal mandatory. When a visa application has been...

  17. 22 CFR 41.53 - Temporary workers and trainees.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 41.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.53 Temporary workers and trainees... alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (c) Validity of visa. The period of validity of a visa...

  18. 22 CFR 41.112 - Validity of visa.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Validity of visa. 41.112 Section 41.112 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.112 Validity of visa. (a) Significance of...

  19. 22 CFR 42.72 - Validity of visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

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  20. 22 CFR 41.111 - Authority to issue visa.

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  1. 22 CFR 41.111 - Authority to issue visa.

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  2. 22 CFR 42.72 - Validity of visas.

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  3. 22 CFR 41.112 - Validity of visa.

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  4. Muon Collider 2011

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    Organization Registration Program Working Groups Poster Session Venue Transportation Accommodations Social Events Visas Telluride Poster Sponsors Participants Co-Chairs: Marco Battaglia (LBNL, UC Santa Cruz

  5. Modulating activity of vancomycin and daptomycin on the expression of autolysis cell-wall turnover and membrane charge genes in hVISA and VISA strains.

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    Cafiso, Viviana; Bertuccio, Taschia; Spina, Daniela; Purrello, Simona; Campanile, Floriana; Di Pietro, Cinzia; Purrello, Michele; Stefani, Stefania

    2012-01-01

    Glycopeptides are still the gold standard to treat MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infections, but their widespread use has led to vancomycin-reduced susceptibility [heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate-Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) and Vancomycin-Intermediate-Staphylococcus aureus (VISA)], in which different genetic loci (regulatory, autolytic, cell-wall turnover and cell-envelope positive charge genes) are involved. In addition, reduced susceptibility to vancomycin can influence the development of resistance to daptomycin. Although the phenotypic and molecular changes of hVISA/VISA have been the focus of different papers, the molecular mechanisms responsible for these different phenotypes and for the vancomycin and daptomycin cross-resistance are not clearly understood. The aim of our study was to investigate, by real time RT-PCR, the relative quantitative expression of genes involved in autolysis (atl-lytM), cell-wall turnover (sceD), membrane charges (mprF-dltA) and regulatory mechanisms (agr-locus-graRS-walKR), in hVISA and VISA cultured with or without vancomycin and daptomycin, in order to better understand the molecular basis of vancomycin-reduced susceptibility and the modulating activity of vancomycin and daptomycin on the expression of genes implicated in their reduced susceptibility mechanisms. Our results show that hVISA and VISA present common features that distinguish them from Vancomycin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (VSSA), responsible for the intermediate glycopeptide resistance i.e. an increased cell-wall turnover, an increased positive cell-wall charge responsible for a repulsion mechanism towards vancomycin and daptomycin, and reduced agr-functionality. Indeed, VISA emerges from hVISA when VISA acquires a reduced autolysis caused by a down-regulation of autolysin genes, atl/lytM, and a reduction of the net negative cell-envelope charge via dltA over-expression. Vancomycin and daptomycin, acting in a similar manner in hVISA and VISA, can influence their cross-resistance mechanisms promoting VISA behavior in hVISA and enhancing the cell-wall pathways responsible for the intermediate vancomycin resistance in VISA. Daptomycin can also induce a charge repulsion mechanism both in hVISA and VISA increasing the activity of the mprF.

  6. 22 CFR 42.74 - Issuance of new or replacement visas.

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    ... Section 42.74 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Issuance of Immigrant Visas § 42.74 Issuance of new or replacement visas. (a) New immigrant visa for a special immigrant under INA 101(a)(27)(A) and (B). (1) The consular...

  7. 22 CFR 42.73 - Procedure in issuing visas.

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  8. 22 CFR 42.73 - Procedure in issuing visas.

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  9. 22 CFR 42.73 - Procedure in issuing visas.

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  10. 22 CFR 42.73 - Procedure in issuing visas.

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  11. Foreign Science and Engineering Students in the United States. InfoBrief. NSF 10-324

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    Burrelli, Joan

    2010-01-01

    In 2008, about 568,000 foreign students (those holding temporary visas) studied at U.S. universities and colleges, 248,000 of them in science and engineering (S&E). There was an expectation that fall 2009 foreign enrollments might be negatively affected by the 2008-09 world financial crisis because of schools' restrictions on enrollment,…

  12. Negotiating Identity between Career and Family Roles: A Study of International Graduate Students' Wives in the US

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    Chen, Li-Kuang

    2009-01-01

    Women's development needs to be constantly paid attention to by adult educators and practitioners. In particular, the experiences of international students' wives have been ignored and are worthy to be included in the exploration of women's developmental theories. Because of their visa status, these women are prohibited from working in the US. In…

  13. An Analysis of New Foreign Student Related Provisions in Federal and State Laws and Regulations.

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    Connecticut State Board of Governors for Higher Education, Hartford.

    In May 2002, President Bush signed in to law the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act (Public Law No. 107-173), which contains provisions that will affect foreign students and colleges and universities. In addition, the U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has implemented proposed and interim regulations that affect visa…

  14. Novel combinations of vancomycin plus ceftaroline or oxacillin against methicillin-resistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA.

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    Werth, B J; Vidaillac, C; Murray, K P; Newton, K L; Sakoulas, G; Nonejuie, P; Pogliano, J; Rybak, M J

    2013-05-01

    We demonstrated a significant inverse correlation between vancomycin and beta-lactam susceptibilities in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) isolates. Using time-kill assays, vancomycin plus oxacillin or ceftaroline was synergistic against 3 of 5 VISA and 1 of 5 hVISA isolates or 5 of 5 VISA and 4 of 5 hVISA isolates, respectively. Beta-lactam exposure reduced overall vancomycin-Bodipy (dipyrromethene boron difluoride [4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene] fluorescent dye) binding but may have improved vancomycin-cell wall interactions to improve vancomycin activity. Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanism behind vancomycin and beta-lactam synergy.

  15. Rapid Detection of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

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    Mather, Cheryl A.; Werth, Brian J.; Sivagnanam, Shobini; SenGupta, Dhruba J.

    2016-01-01

    Vancomycin is the standard of care for the treatment of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Infections with vancomycin-nonsusceptible MRSA, including vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA), are clinically challenging and are associated with poor patient outcomes. The identification of VISA in the clinical laboratory depends on standard susceptibility testing, which takes at least 24 h to complete after isolate subculture, whereas hVISA is not routinely detected in clinical labs. We therefore sought to determine whether VISA and hVISA can be differentiated from vancomycin-susceptible S. aureus (VSSA) using the spectra produced by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Strains of MRSA were characterized for vancomycin susceptibility phenotype by broth microdilution and modified population analysis. We tested 21 VISA, 21 hVISA, and 38 VSSA isolates by MALDI-TOF MS. Susceptibility phenotypes were separated by using a support vector machine (SVM) machine learning algorithm. The resulting model was validated by leave-one-out cross validation. Models were developed and validated by using spectral profiles generated under various subculture conditions, as well as with and without hVISA strains. Using SVM, we correctly identified 100% of the VISA and 97% of the VSSA isolates with an overall classification accuracy of 98%. Addition of hVISA to the model resulted in 76% hVISA identification, 100% VISA identification, and 89% VSSA identification, for an overall classification accuracy of 89%. We conclude that VISA/hVISA and VSSA isolates are separable by MALDI-TOF MS with SVM analysis. PMID:26763961

  16. Rapid Detection of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry.

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    Mather, Cheryl A; Werth, Brian J; Sivagnanam, Shobini; SenGupta, Dhruba J; Butler-Wu, Susan M

    2016-04-01

    Vancomycin is the standard of care for the treatment of invasive methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) infections. Infections with vancomycin-nonsusceptible MRSA, including vancomycin-intermediateS. aureus(VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA), are clinically challenging and are associated with poor patient outcomes. The identification of VISA in the clinical laboratory depends on standard susceptibility testing, which takes at least 24 h to complete after isolate subculture, whereas hVISA is not routinely detected in clinical labs. We therefore sought to determine whether VISA and hVISA can be differentiated from vancomycin-susceptibleS. aureus(VSSA) using the spectra produced by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Strains of MRSA were characterized for vancomycin susceptibility phenotype by broth microdilution and modified population analysis. We tested 21 VISA, 21 hVISA, and 38 VSSA isolates by MALDI-TOF MS. Susceptibility phenotypes were separated by using a support vector machine (SVM) machine learning algorithm. The resulting model was validated by leave-one-out cross validation. Models were developed and validated by using spectral profiles generated under various subculture conditions, as well as with and without hVISA strains. Using SVM, we correctly identified 100% of the VISA and 97% of the VSSA isolates with an overall classification accuracy of 98%. Addition of hVISA to the model resulted in 76% hVISA identification, 100% VISA identification, and 89% VSSA identification, for an overall classification accuracy of 89%. We conclude that VISA/hVISA and VSSA isolates are separable by MALDI-TOF MS with SVM analysis. Copyright © 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

  17. "Slow VISA," a novel phenotype of vancomycin resistance, found in vitro in heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strain Mu3.

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    Saito, Michie; Katayama, Yuki; Hishinuma, Tomomi; Iwamoto, Akira; Aiba, Yoshifumi; Kuwahara-Arai, Kyoko; Cui, Longzhu; Matsuo, Miki; Aritaka, Nanae; Hiramatsu, Keiichi

    2014-09-01

    Heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) clinical strain Mu3 spontaneously generates VISA strains at an extremely high frequency (≥1×10(-6)). The generated VISA strains usually grow more slowly than does the parent hVISA strain, but they form colonies on vancomycin-containing agar plates before 48 h of incubation. However, we noticed a curious group of VISA strains, designated "slow VISA" (sVISA), whose colonies appear only after 72 h of incubation. They have extremely prolonged doubling times but have vancomycin MICs of 8 to ∼24 mg/liter when determined after 72 to ∼144 h of incubation. We established strain Mu3-6R-P (6R-P), which has a vancomycin MIC of 16 mg/liter (at 72 h), as a representative sVISA strain. Its cell wall was thickened and autolytic activity was decreased compared to the respective qualities of the parent hVISA strain Mu3. Whole-genome sequencing of 6R-P revealed only one mutation, encoded by rpoB (R512P), which replaced the 512th arginine of the RNA polymerase β-subunit with proline. Its VISA phenotype was unstable, and the strain frequently reverted to hVISA with concomitant losses of pinpoint colony morphology and cell wall thickness and reduced autolytic activity. Sequencing of the rpoB genes of the phenotypic revertant strains revealed mutations affecting the 512th codon, where the proline of 6R-P was replaced with leucine, serine, or histidine. Slow VISA generated in the tissues of an infected patient serves as a temporary shelter for hVISA to survive vancomycin therapy. The sVISA strain spontaneously returns to hVISA when the threat of vancomycin is lifted. The rpoB(R512P) mutation may be regarded as a regulatory mutation that switches the reversible phenotype of sVISA on and off. Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

  18. Prevalence of Slow-Growth Vancomycin Nonsusceptibility in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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    Azechi, Takuya; Miyazaki, Motoyasu; Takata, Tohru; Sekine, Miwa; Matsui, Hidehito; Hanaki, Hideaki; Yahara, Koji; Sasano, Hiroshi; Asakura, Kota; Takaku, Tomoiku; Ochiai, Tomonori; Komatsu, Norio; Chambers, Henry F.

    2017-01-01

    ABSTRACT We previously reported a novel phenotype of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA), i.e., “slow VISA,” whose colonies appear only after 72 h of incubation. Slow-VISA strains can be difficult to detect because prolonged incubation is required and the phenotype is unstable. To develop a method for detection of slow-VISA isolates, we studied 23 slow-VISA isolates derived from the heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) clinical strain Mu3. We identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in various pathways which have been implicated in the stringent response, such as purine/pyrimidine synthesis, cell metabolism, and cell wall peptidoglycan synthesis. We found that mupirocin, which also induces the stringent response, caused stable expression of vancomycin resistance. On the basis of these results, we developed a method for detection of slow-VISA strains by use of 0.032 μg/ml mupirocin (Yuki Katayama, 7 March 2017, patent application PCT/JP2017/008975). Using this method, we detected 53 (15.6%) slow-VISA isolates among clinical methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolates. In contrast, the VISA phenotype was detected in fewer than 1% of isolates. Deep-sequencing analysis showed that slow-VISA clones are present in small numbers among hVISA isolates and proliferate in the presence of vancomycin. This slow-VISA subpopulation may account in part for the recurrence and persistence of MRSA infection. PMID:28827421

  19. Closing the Gates.

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    Chronicle of Higher Education, 2003

    2003-01-01

    In several sections, explores how the quest for homeland security is changing academe. Discusses the FBI on campus, visa delays, government funding for antiterrorism research, educational programs in counterterrorism, and civil liberties. (EV)

  20. 5 CFR 300.703 - Definitions.

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    2010-01-01

    ... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Definitions. 300.703 Section 300.703 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL) Statutory... those admitted on visitor or student visas, and lawfully remaining in the United States, are exempt from...

  1. 31 CFR 560.505 - Activities and services related to certain nonimmigrant and immigrant categories authorized.

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    2013-07-01

    ... result in the issuance of such visa, U.S. persons are authorized to transfer, in a lump sum back to Iran... students ordinarily resident in Iran who are attending school in the United States as authorized by that... Commerce; and (4) The student to whom the release is made is not enrolled in school or participating in the...

  2. 31 CFR 560.505 - Activities and services related to certain nonimmigrant and immigrant categories authorized.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... result in the issuance of such visa, U.S. persons are authorized to transfer, in a lump sum back to Iran... students ordinarily resident in Iran who are attending school in the United States as authorized by that... Commerce; and (4) The student to whom the release is made is not enrolled in school or participating in the...

  3. “Slow VISA,” a Novel Phenotype of Vancomycin Resistance, Found In Vitro in Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strain Mu3

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    Saito, Michie; Katayama, Yuki; Hishinuma, Tomomi; Iwamoto, Akira; Aiba, Yoshifumi; Kuwahara-Arai, Kyoko; Cui, Longzhu; Matsuo, Miki; Aritaka, Nanae

    2014-01-01

    Heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) clinical strain Mu3 spontaneously generates VISA strains at an extremely high frequency (≥1 × 10−6). The generated VISA strains usually grow more slowly than does the parent hVISA strain, but they form colonies on vancomycin-containing agar plates before 48 h of incubation. However, we noticed a curious group of VISA strains, designated “slow VISA” (sVISA), whose colonies appear only after 72 h of incubation. They have extremely prolonged doubling times but have vancomycin MICs of 8 to ∼24 mg/liter when determined after 72 to ∼144 h of incubation. We established strain Mu3-6R-P (6R-P), which has a vancomycin MIC of 16 mg/liter (at 72 h), as a representative sVISA strain. Its cell wall was thickened and autolytic activity was decreased compared to the respective qualities of the parent hVISA strain Mu3. Whole-genome sequencing of 6R-P revealed only one mutation, encoded by rpoB (R512P), which replaced the 512th arginine of the RNA polymerase β-subunit with proline. Its VISA phenotype was unstable, and the strain frequently reverted to hVISA with concomitant losses of pinpoint colony morphology and cell wall thickness and reduced autolytic activity. Sequencing of the rpoB genes of the phenotypic revertant strains revealed mutations affecting the 512th codon, where the proline of 6R-P was replaced with leucine, serine, or histidine. Slow VISA generated in the tissues of an infected patient serves as a temporary shelter for hVISA to survive vancomycin therapy. The sVISA strain spontaneously returns to hVISA when the threat of vancomycin is lifted. The rpoB(R512P) mutation may be regarded as a regulatory mutation that switches the reversible phenotype of sVISA on and off. PMID:24841271

  4. Contribution of Selected Gene Mutations to Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus

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    Hafer, Cory; Lin, Ying; Kornblum, John; Lowy, Franklin D.

    2012-01-01

    Infections with vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) have been associated with vancomycin treatment failures and poor clinical outcomes. Routine identification of clinical isolates with increased vancomycin MICs remains challenging, and no molecular marker exists to aid in diagnosis of VISA strains. We tested vancomycin susceptibilities by using microscan, Etest, and population analyses in a collection of putative VISA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (VSSA) infectious isolates from community- or hospital-associated S. aureus infections (n = 77) and identified 22 VISA and 9 heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) isolates. Sequencing of VISA candidate loci vraS, vraR, yvqF, graR, graS, walR, walK, and rpoB revealed a high diversity of nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). For vraS, vraR, yvqF, walK, and rpoB, SNPs were more frequently present in VISA and hVISA than in VSSA isolates, whereas mutations in graR, graS, and walR were exclusively detected in VISA isolates. For each of the individual loci, SNPs were only detected in about half of the VISA isolates. All but one VISA isolate had at least one SNP in any of the genes sequenced, and isolates with an MIC of 6 or 8 μg/ml harbored at least 2 SNPs. Overall, increasing vancomycin MICs were paralleled by a higher proportion of isolates with SNPs. Depending on the clonal background, SNPs appeared to preferentially accumulate in vraS and vraR for sequence type 8 (ST8) and in walK and walR for ST5 isolates. Taken together, by comparing VISA, hVISA, and VSSA controls, we observed preferential clustering of SNPs in VISA candidate genes, with an unexpectedly high diversity across these loci. Our results support a polygenetic etiology of VISA. PMID:22948864

  5. VISA/VRSA (Vancomycin-Intermediate/Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in Healthcare Settings

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  6. 22 CFR 42.51 - Department control of numerical limitations.

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  7. 22 CFR 42.82 - Revocation of visas.

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    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Revocation of visas. 42.82 Section 42.82 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Refusal, Revocation, and Termination of Registration § 42.82 Revocation of visas...

  8. 22 CFR 42.82 - Revocation of visas.

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  9. 22 CFR 42.82 - Revocation of visas.

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  10. 22 CFR 41.122 - Revocation of visas.

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  11. 22 CFR 42.51 - Department control of numerical limitations.

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    ....51 Section 42.51 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER... shall limit the number of immigrant visas that may be issued and the number of adjustments of status... Department shall allocate immigrant visa numbers for use in connection with the issuance of immigrant visas...

  12. 22 CFR 41.122 - Revocation of visas.

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  13. 22 CFR 41.122 - Revocation of visas.

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  14. 22 CFR 42.82 - Revocation of visas.

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  15. 22 CFR 41.121 - Refusal of individual visas.

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    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Refusal of individual visas. 41.121 Section 41.121 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Refusals and Revocations § 41.121 Refusal of individual visas. (a...

  16. 22 CFR 41.121 - Refusal of individual visas.

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  17. 22 CFR 41.122 - Revocation of visas.

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  18. 22 CFR 42.51 - Department control of numerical limitations.

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    2012-04-01

    ....51 Section 42.51 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER... shall limit the number of immigrant visas that may be issued and the number of adjustments of status... Department shall allocate immigrant visa numbers for use in connection with the issuance of immigrant visas...

  19. 22 CFR 41.122 - Revocation of visas.

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  20. 22 CFR 41.121 - Refusal of individual visas.

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    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Refusal of individual visas. 41.121 Section 41.121 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Refusals and Revocations § 41.121 Refusal of individual visas. (a...

  1. 22 CFR 42.82 - Revocation of visas.

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  4. Combination of cephalosporins with vancomycin or teicoplanin enhances antibacterial effect of glycopeptides against heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) and VISA.

    PubMed

    Lai, Chih-Cheng; Chen, Chi-Chung; Chuang, Yin-Ching; Tang, Hung-Jen

    2017-01-31

    Eight heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (h-VISA) and seven VISA clinical isolates confirmed by the population analysis profile/area under the curve ratio (PAP/AUC) were collected. We further performed the PAP/AUC, time-killing methods and MIC tests using vancomycin/teicoplanin alone or combination with susceptible breakpoint concentrations of cefazolin, cefmetazole, cefotaxime, and cefepime for these isolates. The PAP/AUC MIC curve shifted left after addition of cephalosporins with vancomycin or teicoplanin for both h-VISA and VISA isolates. With the combination of different cephalosporins with vancomycin or teicoplanin, the AUC/Mu3 AUC ratio decreased to <0.9 for the standard Mu3 isolate which are compatible with the definition of vancomycin susceptible S. aureus. These decreases ranged between 1.81-2.02 and 2.37-2.85-fold for h-VISA treated with cephalosporins and vancomycin or teicoplanin, and 2.05-4.59, and 2.93-4,89-fold for VISA treated with cephalosporins with vancomycin or teicoplanin. As measured by time-killing assays, the combinations of different cephalosporins with vancomycin concentrations at 1/2 and 1/4 MIC, exhibited a bactericidal and bacteriostatic effect in VISA. The mean fold of MIC decline for vancomycin base combinations ranged from 1.81-3.83 and 2.71-9.33 for h-VISA and VISA, respectively. Overall, this study demonstrated the enhanced antibacterial activity of vancomycin/teicoplanin after adding cephalosporins against clinical h-VISA/VISA isolates.

  5. A mutation of RNA polymerase β' subunit (RpoC) converts heterogeneously vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) into "slow VISA".

    PubMed

    Matsuo, Miki; Hishinuma, Tomomi; Katayama, Yuki; Hiramatsu, Keiichi

    2015-07-01

    Various mutations in the rpoB gene, which encodes the RNA polymerase β subunit, are associated with increased vancomycin (VAN) resistance in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneously VISA (hVISA) strains. We reported that rpoB mutations are also linked to the expression of the recently found "slow VISA" (sVISA) phenotype (M. Saito, Y. Katayama, T. Hishinuma, A. Iwamoto, Y. Aiba, K Kuwahara-Arai, L. Cui, M. Matsuo, N. Aritaka, and K. Hiramatsu, Antimicrob Agents Chemother 58:5024-5035, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02470-13). Because RpoC and RpoB are components of RNA polymerase, we examined the effect of the rpoC(P440L) mutation on the expression of the sVISA phenotype in the Mu3fdh2*V6-5 strain (V6-5), which was derived from a previously reported hVISA strain with the VISA phenotype. V6-5 had an extremely prolonged doubling time (DT) (72 min) and high vancomycin MIC (16 mg/liter). However, the phenotype of V6-5 was unstable, and the strain frequently reverted to hVISA with concomitant loss of low growth rate, cell wall thickness, and reduced autolysis. Whole-genome sequencing of phenotypic revertant strain V6-5-L1 and comparison with V6-5 revealed a second mutation, F562L, in rpoC. Introduction of the wild-type (WT) rpoC gene using a multicopy plasmid resolved the sVISA phenotype of V6-5, indicating that the rpoC(P440L) mutant expressed the sVISA phenotype in hVISA. To investigate the mechanisms of resistance in the sVISA strain, we independently isolated an additional 10 revertants to hVISA and VISA. In subsequent whole-genome analysis, we identified compensatory mutations in the genes of three distinct functional categories: the rpoC gene itself as regulatory mutations, peptidoglycan biosynthesis genes, and relQ, which is involved in the stringent response. It appears that the rpoC(P440L) mutation causes the sVISA phenotype by augmenting cell wall peptidoglycan synthesis and through the control of the stringent response. Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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  3. The Prevalence of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus and Heterogeneous VISA Among Methicillin-Resistant Strains Isolated from Pediatric Population in a Turkish University Hospital.

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    Mirza, Hasan Cenk; Sancak, Banu; Gür, Deniz

    2015-10-01

    There are limited data regarding the prevalence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA)/heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) among pediatric population. Our objective was to determine the distribution of vancomycin and daptomycin minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and explore the phenomenon of vancomycin MIC creep and the VISA/hVISA prevalence among the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains belonging to pediatric population by population analysis profile-area under the curve (PAP-AUC) and Etest macromethod. Vancomycin and daptomycin susceptibilities of 94 pediatric isolates of MRSA were tested by broth microdilution (BMD) and Etest methods. To determine the prevalence of VISA/hVISA, Etest macromethod and PAP-AUC was performed on all isolates. All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin and daptomycin by both BMD and Etest methods. Twenty-eight (29.8%) isolates had vancomycin MICs of 2 μg/ml by BMD. No increase in vancomycin MICs was observed over time. There were no VISA among 94 MRSA tested but 20 (21.3%) hVISA isolates were identified by PAP-AUC. Results of Etest macromethod were compared to PAP-AUC. Etest macromethod was 60.0% sensitive and 90.5% specific. The hVISA isolates represented 53.6% of isolates with vancomycin MICs of 2 μg/ml. Also, 75% of hVISA isolates had vancomycin MICs of 2 μg/ml. To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the prevalence of VISA/hVISA among MRSA isolated from pediatric patients by PAP-AUC method. Based on our findings, MRSA isolates, which have vancomycin MIC of 2 μg/ml can be investigated for the presence of hVISA. In this study, daptomycin showed potent activity against all isolates and may represent a therapeutic option for MRSA infections.

  4. The evolution of vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogenous-VISA.

    PubMed

    Howden, Benjamin P; Peleg, Anton Y; Stinear, Timothy P

    2014-01-01

    Resistance to new antimicrobials is generally recognized in Staphylococcus aureus soon after they are released for clinical use. In the case of vancomycin, which was first released in the 1950s, resistance was not reported until the mid 1990s, with the description of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA), and heterogenous-VISA (hVISA). Unraveling the complex genetic and cell wall structural changes conferring low-level vancomycin resistance in S. aureus has proved challenging. However the recent advances in high throughput whole-genome sequencing has played a key role in determining the breadth of bacterial chromosomal changes linked with resistance. Diverse mutations in a small number of staphylococcal regulatory genes, in particular walKR, graRS, vraSR and rpoB, have been associated with hVISA and VISA. Only a small number of these mutations have been experimentally proven to confer the resistance phenotype and some of these only partially contribute to resistance. It also appears that the evolution of VISA from VSSA is a step-wise process. Transcriptomics studies, and analysis of host pathogen interactions, indicate that the evolution of vancomycin-susceptible S. aureus to VISA is associated not only with antibiotic resistance, but with other changes likely to promote persistent infection. These include predicted alterations in central metabolism, altered expression of virulence associated factors, attenuated virulence in vivo, and alterations in susceptibility to host innate immune responses, together with reduced susceptibility to other antibiotics. In fact, current data suggests that hVISA and VISA represent a bacterial evolutionary state favoring persistence in the face of not only antibiotics, but also the host environment. The additional knowledge of staphylococcal biology that has been uncovered during the study of hVISA and VISA is significant. The present review will detail the current understanding of the evolutionary process in the generation of hVISA and VISA, and explore the diverse additional changes that occur in these strains. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  5. HAUS8 regulates RLR‑VISA antiviral signaling positively by targeting VISA.

    PubMed

    He, Tian-Sheng; Chen, Tian; Wang, Dan-Dan; Xu, Liang-Guo

    2018-06-15

    Mitochondrial anti‑viral signaling protein (VISA), additionally termed MAVS, IPS‑1 and Cardif, is located at the outer membrane of mitochondria and is an essential adaptor in the Rig‑like receptor (RLRs) signaling pathway. Upon viral infection, activated RLRs interact with VISA on mitochondria, forming a RLR‑VISA platform, leading to the recruitment of different TRAF family members, including TRAF3, TRAF2 and TRAF6. This results in the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of interferon regulatory factors 3 and 7 (IRF3/IRF7) by TANK binding kinase 1 (TBK1) and/or IKKε, as well as activation of NF‑κB, to induce type I interferons (IFNs) and pro‑inflammatory cytokines. It remains to be elucidated how VISA functions as a scaffold for protein complex assembly in mitochondria to regulate RLR‑VISA antiviral signaling. In the present study, it was demonstrated that HAUS augmin like complex subunit 8 (HAUS8) augments the RLR‑VISA‑dependent antiviral signaling pathway by targeting the VISA complex. Co‑immunoprecipitation verified that HAUS8 was associated with VISA and the VISA signaling complex components retinoic acid‑inducible gene I (RIG‑I) and TBK1 when the RLR‑VISA signaling pathway was activated. The data demonstrated that overexpression of HAUS8 significantly promoted the activity of the transcription factors NF‑κB, IRF3 and the IFN‑β promoter induced by Sendai virus‑mediated RLR‑VISA signaling. HAUS8 increased the polyubiquitination of VISA, RIG‑I and TBK1. Knockdown of HAUS8 inhibited the activation of the transcription factors IRF‑3, NF‑κB and the IFN‑β promoter triggered by Sendai virus. Collectively, these results demonstrated that HAUS8 may function as a positive regulator of RLR‑VISA dependent antiviral signaling by targeting the VISA complex, providing a novel regulatory mechanism of antiviral responses.

  6. Novel function of Trim44 promotes an antiviral response by stabilizing VISA.

    PubMed

    Yang, Bo; Wang, Jie; Wang, Yanming; Zhou, Haiyan; Wu, Xiaodong; Tian, Zhigang; Sun, Bing

    2013-04-01

    Virus-induced signaling adaptor (VISA) functions as a critical adaptor in the regulation of both the production of type I IFNs and the subsequent control of the innate antiviral response. In this study, we demonstrate that tripartite motif (Trim)44 interacts with VISA and promotes VISA-mediated antiviral responses. The overexpression of Trim44 enhances the cellular response to viral infection, whereas Trim44 knockdown yields the opposite effect. Trim44 stabilizes VISA by preventing VISA ubiquitination and degradation. These findings suggest that Trim44 functions as a positive regulator of the virus-triggered immune response by enhancing the stability of VISA.

  7. Successful infection control for a vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in an advanced emergency medical service centre.

    PubMed

    Sakai, Y; Qin, L; Miura, M; Masunaga, K; Tanamachi, C; Iwahashi, J; Kida, Y; Takasu, O; Sakamoto, T; Watanabe, H

    2016-04-01

    A vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) (vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration: 4mg/L) outbreak occurred in an advanced emergency medical service centre [hereafter referred to as the intensive care unit (ICU)] between 2013 and 2014. Our objective was to evaluate the infection control measures that were successful. Seventeen VISA strains were isolated from the sputum of 15 inpatients and the skin of two inpatients. Fourteen VISA strains were recognized as colonization. However, three VISA strains were isolated from the sputum of three inpatients with pneumonia. Environmental cultures were performed and VISA strains were detected in five of 65 sites. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) was performed on 21 VISA strains. Molecular typing including PFGE and MLST showed that the patterns of 19 VISA strains were identical and those of the other two VISA strains were possibly related. This meant that a horizontal transmission of VISA strains had occurred in the ICU. In August 2013, the infection control team began interventions. However, new inpatients with VISA strains continued to appear. Therefore, in October 2013, the ICU was partially closed in order to try to prevent further horizontal transmission, and existing inpatients with the VISA strain were isolated. Although new cases quickly dissipated after the partial closure, it took approximately five months to eradicate the VISA outbreak. Our data suggest that despite the employment of various other infection control measures, partial closure of the ICU was essential in terminating this VISA outbreak. Copyright © 2016 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  8. Combination of cephalosporins with vancomycin or teicoplanin enhances antibacterial effect of glycopeptides against heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) and VISA

    PubMed Central

    Lai, Chih-Cheng; Chen, Chi-Chung; Chuang, Yin-Ching; Tang, Hung-Jen

    2017-01-01

    Eight heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (h-VISA) and seven VISA clinical isolates confirmed by the population analysis profile/area under the curve ratio (PAP/AUC) were collected. We further performed the PAP/AUC, time-killing methods and MIC tests using vancomycin/teicoplanin alone or combination with susceptible breakpoint concentrations of cefazolin, cefmetazole, cefotaxime, and cefepime for these isolates. The PAP/AUC MIC curve shifted left after addition of cephalosporins with vancomycin or teicoplanin for both h-VISA and VISA isolates. With the combination of different cephalosporins with vancomycin or teicoplanin, the AUC/Mu3 AUC ratio decreased to <0.9 for the standard Mu3 isolate which are compatible with the definition of vancomycin susceptible S. aureus. These decreases ranged between 1.81–2.02 and 2.37–2.85-fold for h-VISA treated with cephalosporins and vancomycin or teicoplanin, and 2.05–4.59, and 2.93–4,89-fold for VISA treated with cephalosporins with vancomycin or teicoplanin. As measured by time-killing assays, the combinations of different cephalosporins with vancomycin concentrations at 1/2 and 1/4 MIC, exhibited a bactericidal and bacteriostatic effect in VISA. The mean fold of MIC decline for vancomycin base combinations ranged from 1.81–3.83 and 2.71–9.33 for h-VISA and VISA, respectively. Overall, this study demonstrated the enhanced antibacterial activity of vancomycin/teicoplanin after adding cephalosporins against clinical h-VISA/VISA isolates. PMID:28139739

  9. To designate Greece as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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    Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14

    2009-05-05

    House - 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

  10. 22 CFR 40.205 - Applicant for immigrant visa under INA 203(c).

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  14. 22 CFR 40.205 - Applicant for immigrant visa under INA 203(c).

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  15. Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Susceptibility Phenotype in Bloodstream Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from an International Cohort of Patients with Infective Endocarditis: Prevalence, Genotype, and Clinical Significance

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    Bae, In-Gyu; Federspiel, Jerome J.; Miro, Jose M.; Woods, Christopher W.; Park, Lawrence; Rybak, Michael J.; Rude, Thomas H.; Bradley, Suzanne; Bukovski, Suzana; de la Maria, Cristina Garcia; Kanj, Souha S.; Korman, Tony; Marco, Francesc; Murdoch, David R.; Plesiat, Patrick; Rodriguez-Creixems, Marta; Ryan, Suzanne; Steed, Lisa; Tattevin, Pierre; Tripodi, Marie-Françoise; Newton, Karly L.; Corey, G. Ralph; Fowler, Vance G.

    2013-01-01

    Background The significance of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) is unknown. Using a multinational collection of isolates from methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infective endocarditis (IE), we characterized IE patients with and without hVISA, and genotyped the infecting strains. Methods MRSA bloodstream isolates from 65 patients with definite IE from 8 countries underwent PCR for 31 virulence genes, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and multilocus sequence typing. hVISA was defined using population analysis profiling (PAP). Results Nineteen (29.2%) of 65 MRSA IE isolates exhibited hVISA by PAP. Isolates from Oceania and Europe were more likely to exhibit hVISA than isolates from the United States (77.8% vs. 35.0% vs. 13.9%; P < .001). The prevalence of hVISA was higher among isolates with a vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration of 2 mg/L (P = .026). hVISA-infected patients were more likely to have persistent bacteremia (68.4% vs. 37.0%; P = .029) and heart failure (47.4% vs. 19.6%; P = .033). Mortality of hVISA- and non-hVISA-infected patients did not differ (42.1% vs. 34.8%, P = .586). hVISA and non-hVISA isolates were genotypically similar. Conclusions In these analyses, hVISA occurred in over one-quarter of MRSA IE isolates, was associated with certain IE complications, and varied in frequency by geographic region. PMID:19811099

  16. Heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate susceptibility phenotype in bloodstream methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from an international cohort of patients with infective endocarditis: prevalence, genotype, and clinical significance.

    PubMed

    Bae, In-Gyu; Federspiel, Jerome J; Miró, José M; Woods, Christopher W; Park, Lawrence; Rybak, Michael J; Rude, Thomas H; Bradley, Suzanne; Bukovski, Suzana; de la Maria, Cristina Garcia; Kanj, Souha S; Korman, Tony M; Marco, Francesc; Murdoch, David R; Plesiat, Patrick; Rodriguez-Creixems, Marta; Reinbott, Porl; Steed, Lisa; Tattevin, Pierre; Tripodi, Marie-Françoise; Newton, Karly L; Corey, G Ralph; Fowler, Vance G

    2009-11-01

    The significance of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) is unknown. Using a multinational collection of isolates from methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infective endocarditis (IE), we characterized patients with IE with and without hVISA, and we genotyped the infecting strains. MRSA bloodstream isolates from 65 patients with definite IE from 8 countries underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for 31 virulence genes, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and multilocus sequence typing. hVISA was defined using population analysis profiling. Nineteen (29.2%) of 65 MRSA IE isolates exhibited the hVISA phenotype by population analysis profiling. Isolates from Oceania and Europe were more likely to exhibit the hVISA phenotype than isolates from the United States (77.8% and 35.0% vs 13.9%; P < .001). The prevalence of hVISA was higher among isolates with a vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration of 2 mg/L (P = .026). hVISA-infected patients were more likely to have persistent bacteremia (68.4% vs 37.0%; P = .029) and heart failure (47.4% vs 19.6%; P = .033). Mortality did not differ between hVISA- and non-hVISA-infected patients (42.1% vs 34.8%, P = .586). hVISA and non-hVISA isolates were genotypically similar. In these analyses, the hVISA phenotype occurred in more than one-quarter of MRSA IE isolates, was associated with certain IE complications, and varied in frequency by geographic region.

  17. United States Immigration Policy and Indirect Immigration of Professionals.

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    Agarwal, Vinod B.; Winkler, Donald R.

    1985-01-01

    The number of foreign professionals (including college students) who have entered the United States with nonimmigrant status but who have their visas adjusted to immigrant status is steadily increasing. This study explores the relationship between the frequency of such adjustments and changes in immigration policy. (PGD)

  18. Clinical features and treatment outcomes of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) in a tertiary care institution in Singapore.

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    Fong, R K C; Low, J; Koh, T H; Kurup, A

    2009-08-01

    This retrospective case-control study was undertaken to review the clinical features associated with heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) and vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) infections and the local impact they have on clinical outcome. Compared with vancomycin-susceptible S. aureus (n = 30), hVISA and VISA infections (n = 10) are found to be associated with a longer period of prior glycopeptide use (P = 0.01), bone/joint (P < 0.01) and prosthetic infections (P = 0.04), as well as treatment failure, as evidenced by longer bacteremic (P < 0.01) and culture positivity (P < 0.01) periods. This was observed to have resulted in longer hospital length of stay (P < 0.01) and total antibiotic therapy duration (P = 0.01). There was, however, no significant difference in the overall patient mortality or the hospitalization cost (P = 0.12) in both groups. Clinicians should be cognizant of the association between hVISA/VISA with high bacterial load deep-seated infections. We recommend targeted and even universal screening for hVISA/VISA in methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections.

  19. Validity and reliability of the French translation of the VISA-A questionnaire for Achilles tendinopathy.

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    Kaux, Jean-François; Delvaux, François; Oppong-Kyei, Julian; Dardenne, Nadia; Beaudart, Charlotte; Buckinx, Fanny; Croisier, Jean-Louis; Forthomme, Bénédicte; Crielaard, Jean-Michel; Bruyère, Oliver

    2016-12-01

    The Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment - Achilles tendinopathy questionnaire (VISA-A) evaluates the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy. The aim of this study was to translate the VISA-A into French and to study the reliability and validity of this French version, the VISA-AF. The VISA-A was translated into French to produce the VISA-AF using a validated methodology in six steps. Thereafter, several psychometric properties of this French version such as test-retest reliability, internal consistency, construct validity and floor and ceiling effects were evaluated. Therefore, we recruited 116 subjects, distributed into 3 groups: pathological patients (n = 31), at-risk athletes (n = 63) and healthy people (n = 22). The final version of the VISA-AF was approved by an expert committee. On a scale ranging from 0 to 100, the average scores of the VISA-AF obtained were 59 (± 18) for the pathological group, 99 (± 1) for the healthy group and 94 (± 7) for the at-risk group. The VISA-AF shows excellent reliability, low correlations with the discriminant subscales of the SF-36 and moderate correlations with the convergent subscales of the SF-36. The French version of the VISA-A is equivalent to its original version and is a reliable and valid questionnaire for French-speaking patients with Achilles tendinopathy. Implication for Rehabilitation The VISA-AF questionnaire is a reliable translation of the original VISA-A, from English into French, which is one of the most widespread languages in the world. The VISA-AF questionnaire is now a valid instrument that can be used by clinicians and researchers to assess the severity of pain and disability of French-speaking subjects with Achilles tendinopathy. The VISA-AF is a questionnaire to assess the severity of Achilles tendinopathy symptoms but is not a diagnostic tool.

  20. Prevalence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA among methicillin-resistant S. aureus with high vancomycin minimal inhibitory concentrations in Taiwan: A multicenter surveillance study, 2012-2013.

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    Huang, Sung-Hsi; Chen, Yee-Chun; Chuang, Yin-Ching; Chiu, Sheng-Kang; Fung, Chang-Phone; Lu, Po-Liang; Wang, Lih-Shinn; Wu, Tsu-Lan; Wang, Jann-Tay

    2016-10-01

    Intermediate-resistance and heteroresistance to vancomycin in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is reported worldwide. A surveillance study in 2003 showed that the prevalence rates of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) in Taiwan were 0.2% and 0.7%, respectively. This study aimed to investigate the updated prevalence of VISA and hVISA in Taiwan. MRSA isolates from sterile sites with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 1 μg/mL or more to vancomycin were collected from 15 participating hospitals in Taiwan. Enrolled MRSA isolates were submitted to antimicrobial susceptibility testing, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) element typing, and multilocus sequence typing. Isolates with vancomycin MIC of 1 μg/mL or 2 μg/mL were screened for vancomycin heterogeneous resistance by Etest glycopeptide-resistance detection (GRD). Those with positive GRD screening results were then analyzed by modified population analysis profiling-area under the curve method for confirmation of vancomycin heteroresistance. Between 2012 and 2013, a total of 622 MRSA isolates from sterile sites with vancomycin MIC of 1 μg/mL or more were studied. The prevalence rates of hVISA and VISA among these isolates were 10.0% and 2.7%, respectively. The hVISA prevalence increased significantly compared to that in 2003. Compared with vancomycin-susceptible S. aureus, hVISA and VISA isolates were less susceptible to ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, daptomycin, gentamicin, rifampin, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and are thus, more likely to have SCCmec II or III element. A twofold increase in either vancomycin or teicoplanin MIC doubled the probability of being hVISA. Growing hVISA prevalence was highly suspected. Longitudinal surveillance of this phenomenon and monitoring of its clinical impact are necessary. Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier B.V.

  1. Validation of the VISA-A questionnaire for Turkish language: the VISA-A-Tr study.

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    Dogramaci, Yunus; Kalaci, Aydiner; Kücükkübas, Nigar; Inandi, Taceddin; Esen, Erdinc; Yanat, A Nedim

    2011-04-01

    To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire for patients with Achilles tendinopathy. Fifty-five patients with a diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy and 55 healthy subjects were included in the study. VISA-A questionnaires were translated and culturally adapted into Turkish. The final Turkish version (VISA-A-Tr) was tested for reliability on healthy individuals and patients. Tests for internal consistency, validity and structure were performed on 55 patients. The VISA-A-Tr showed good test-retest reliability (Pearson's r=0.99, p<0.001). The patients with Achilles tendinopathy had a significantly lower score (p<0.001) than the healthy individuals. The VISA-A-Tr score correlated significantly with the Stanish tendon grading system (Spearman's r=-0.86; p<0.001). The VISA-A-Tr is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating the severity of Achilles tendinopathy.

  2. Faculty Member's Guide to U.S. Immigration Law. Revised.

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    Smith, Eugene H.; Baron, Marvin J.

    Immigration laws and regulations pertaining to foreign students and scholars are summarized as an aid to faculty members. Basic immigration documents and terminology are explained, including the passport, visa, immigration status or classification, Form 1-20 ID, the "green card", and Departure Record. Classes of nonimmigrants are described,…

  3. A History of ESL Instruction in Madison, Wisconsin.

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    Kuntz, Patricia S.

    This paper investigates the emergence of English-as-a- Second-Language (ESL) instruction in Madison, Wisconsin. Like other medium-sized, upper-midwest communities, the demand for ESL instruction has exploded. Despite some visa limitations placed on international students who wish to study English in the United States since September 2001, ESL…

  4. Local Produce, Foreign Labor: Labor Mobility Programs and Global Trade Competitiveness in Canada

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    Preibisch, Kerry L.

    2007-01-01

    Temporary visa workers are increasingly taking on a heightened profile in Canada, entering the workforce each year in greater numbers than immigrant workers with labor mobility rights (Sharma 2006). This paper examines the incorporation of foreign workers in Canadian horticulture under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). I argue that…

  5. Reversing the Tide: A Complex Visa Process Has Contributed to a Decline in the Number of International Students Coming to the Country since 9/11

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    Chandler, Dahna

    2004-01-01

    This article discusses the decline in the number of international students coming to the United States since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The article focuses on Humphrey Tusimiirwe, a native of Uganda, who dreamed to pursue a psychology degree at a U.S. university. Although Tusimiirwe, 23, submitted the required paperwork and had…

  6. iRhom2 is essential for innate immunity to RNA virus by antagonizing ER- and mitochondria-associated degradation of VISA.

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    Luo, Wei-Wei; Li, Shu; Li, Chen; Zheng, Zhou-Qin; Cao, Pan; Tong, Zhen; Lian, Huan; Wang, Su-Yun; Shu, Hong-Bing; Wang, Yan-Yi

    2017-11-01

    VISA (also known as MAVS, IPS-1 and Cardif) is an essential adaptor protein in innate immune response to RNA virus. The protein level of VISA is delicately regulated before and after viral infection to ensure the optimal activation and timely termination of innate antiviral response. It has been reported that several E3 ubiquitin ligases can mediate the degradation of VISA, but how the stability of VISA is maintained before and after viral infection remains enigmatic. In this study, we found that the ER-associated inactive rhomboid protein 2 (iRhom2) plays an essential role in mounting an efficient innate immune response to RNA virus by maintaining the stability of VISA through distinct mechanisms. In un-infected and early infected cells, iRhom2 mediates auto-ubiquitination and degradation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF5 and impairs the assembly of VISA-RNF5-GP78 complexes, thereby antagonizes ER-associated degradation (ERAD) of VISA. In the late phase of viral infection, iRhom2 mediates proteasome-dependent degradation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 and impairs mitochondria-associated degradation (MAD) of VISA. Maintenance of VISA stability by iRhom2 ensures efficient innate antiviral response at the early phase of viral infection and ready for next round of response. Our findings suggest that iRhom2 acts as a checkpoint for the ERAD/MAD of VISA, which ensures proper innate immune response to RNA virus.

  7. iRhom2 is essential for innate immunity to RNA virus by antagonizing ER- and mitochondria-associated degradation of VISA

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    Luo, Wei-Wei; Li, Shu; Cao, Pan; Tong, Zhen; Lian, Huan; Wang, Su-Yun; Shu, Hong-Bing

    2017-01-01

    VISA (also known as MAVS, IPS-1 and Cardif) is an essential adaptor protein in innate immune response to RNA virus. The protein level of VISA is delicately regulated before and after viral infection to ensure the optimal activation and timely termination of innate antiviral response. It has been reported that several E3 ubiquitin ligases can mediate the degradation of VISA, but how the stability of VISA is maintained before and after viral infection remains enigmatic. In this study, we found that the ER-associated inactive rhomboid protein 2 (iRhom2) plays an essential role in mounting an efficient innate immune response to RNA virus by maintaining the stability of VISA through distinct mechanisms. In un-infected and early infected cells, iRhom2 mediates auto-ubiquitination and degradation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF5 and impairs the assembly of VISA-RNF5-GP78 complexes, thereby antagonizes ER-associated degradation (ERAD) of VISA. In the late phase of viral infection, iRhom2 mediates proteasome-dependent degradation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 and impairs mitochondria-associated degradation (MAD) of VISA. Maintenance of VISA stability by iRhom2 ensures efficient innate antiviral response at the early phase of viral infection and ready for next round of response. Our findings suggest that iRhom2 acts as a checkpoint for the ERAD/MAD of VISA, which ensures proper innate immune response to RNA virus. PMID:29155878

  8. 22 CFR 42.66 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.66 Medical examination. (a) Medical examination required of all applicants. Before the issuance of an immigrant visa, the consular officer shall...

  9. 22 CFR 42.65 - Supporting documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.65 Supporting documents. (a) Authority to... establish the alien's eligibility to receive an immigrant visa. All such documents submitted and other...

  10. 22 CFR 41.101 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.101 Place of application. (a) Application for regular visa made at jurisdictional consular office of alien's residence or physical presence...

  11. 22 CFR 41.101 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.101 Place of application. (a) Application for regular visa made at jurisdictional consular office of alien's residence or physical presence...

  12. 22 CFR 42.66 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.66 Medical examination. (a) Medical examination required of all applicants. Before the issuance of an immigrant visa, the consular officer shall...

  13. 22 CFR 42.66 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.66 Medical examination. (a) Medical examination required of all applicants. Before the issuance of an immigrant visa, the consular officer shall...

  14. 22 CFR 42.65 - Supporting documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.65 Supporting documents. (a) Authority to... establish the alien's eligibility to receive an immigrant visa. All such documents submitted and other...

  15. 22 CFR 41.108 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.108 Medical examination. (a) Requirements for medical examination. An applicant for a nonimmigrant visa shall be required to take a medical...

  16. 22 CFR 41.108 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.108 Medical examination. (a) Requirements for medical examination. An applicant for a nonimmigrant visa shall be required to take a medical...

  17. 22 CFR 41.101 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.101 Place of application. (a) Application for regular visa made at jurisdictional consular office of alien's residence or physical presence...

  18. 22 CFR 41.108 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.108 Medical examination. (a) Requirements for medical examination. An applicant for a nonimmigrant visa shall be required to take a medical...

  19. 22 CFR 41.103 - Filing an application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.103 Filing an application. (a) Filing an application—(1) Filing of application required. Every alien seeking a nonimmigrant visa must...

  20. 22 CFR 42.65 - Supporting documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.65 Supporting documents. (a) Authority to... establish the alien's eligibility to receive an immigrant visa. All such documents submitted and other...

  1. 22 CFR 41.108 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.108 Medical examination. (a) Requirements for medical examination. An applicant for a nonimmigrant visa shall be required to take a medical...

  2. 22 CFR 42.65 - Supporting documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.65 Supporting documents. (a) Authority to... establish the alien's eligibility to receive an immigrant visa. All such documents submitted and other...

  3. 22 CFR 41.101 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.101 Place of application. (a) Application for regular visa made at jurisdictional consular office of alien's residence or physical presence...

  4. 22 CFR 41.101 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.101 Place of application. (a) Application for regular visa made at jurisdictional consular office of alien's residence or physical presence...

  5. 22 CFR 42.66 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.66 Medical examination. (a) Medical examination required of all applicants. Before the issuance of an immigrant visa, the consular officer shall...

  6. 22 CFR 41.103 - Filing an application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.103 Filing an application. (a) Filing an application—(1) Filing of application required. Every alien seeking a nonimmigrant visa must...

  7. 22 CFR 42.65 - Supporting documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.65 Supporting documents. (a) Authority to... establish the alien's eligibility to receive an immigrant visa. All such documents submitted and other...

  8. 22 CFR 41.103 - Filing an application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.103 Filing an application. (a) Filing an application—(1) Filing of application required. Every alien seeking a nonimmigrant visa must...

  9. 22 CFR 42.66 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.66 Medical examination. (a) Medical examination required of all applicants. Before the issuance of an immigrant visa, the consular officer shall...

  10. 22 CFR 41.108 - Medical examination.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.108 Medical examination. (a) Requirements for medical examination. An applicant for a nonimmigrant visa shall be required to take a medical...

  11. Identification of Low-Level Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in the Era of Informatics.

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    Ford, Bradley A

    2016-04-01

    Vancomycin-intermediateStaphylococcus aureus(VISA) and heteroresistant VISA (hVISA) are pathogens for which accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) would rule out standard treatment with vancomycin. Unfortunately, AST for vancomycin is relatively slow and standard methods are unable to reliably detect VISA and hVISA. An article in this issue (C. A. Mather, B. J. Werth, S. Sivagnanam, D. J. SenGupta, and S. M. Butler-Wu, J Clin Microbiol 54:883-890, 2016, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02428-15) describes a rapid whole-cell matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight proxy susceptibility method that highlights current innovations and challenges with rapid AST, VISA/hVISA identification, and clinical bioinformatics. Copyright © 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

  12. 22 CFR 42.63 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.63 Definitions. (a) Application forms—(1) Application on Form DS-230 or Form DS-260 required. Every alien applying for an immigrant visa must make...

  13. 22 CFR 41.105 - Supporting documents and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Section 41.105 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.105 Supporting documents... receive a nonimmigrant visa. All documents and other evidence presented by the alien, including briefs...

  14. 22 CFR 42.31 - Family-sponsored immigrants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ....31 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Classify Status of Alien Relative for Issuance of Immigrant Visa approved in accordance with INA 204 to... of a visa, is entitled to a derivative status corresponding to the classification and priority date...

  15. 22 CFR 41.12 - Classification symbols.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Classification of Nonimmigrants § 41.12 Classification symbols. A visa... appropriate visa symbol to show the classification of the alien. The symbol shall be inserted in the space...

  16. 22 CFR 42.31 - Family-sponsored immigrants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ....31 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Classify Status of Alien Relative for Issuance of Immigrant Visa approved in accordance with INA 204 to... of a visa, is entitled to a derivative status corresponding to the classification and priority date...

  17. 22 CFR 42.67 - Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... fingerprinting. 42.67 Section 42.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.67 Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting. (a) Execution of visa application—(1...

  18. 22 CFR 42.83 - Termination of registration.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ....83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Termination of registration. (a) Termination following failure of applicant to apply for visa. In accordance with INA 203(g), an alien's registration for an immigrant visa shall be terminated if, within one year...

  19. 22 CFR 42.63 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.63 Definitions. (a) Application forms—(1) Application on Form DS-230 or Form DS-260 required. Every alien applying for an immigrant visa must make...

  20. 22 CFR 41.105 - Supporting documents and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 41.105 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.105 Supporting documents... receive a nonimmigrant visa. All documents and other evidence presented by the alien, including briefs...

  1. 22 CFR 41.12 - Classification symbols.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Classification of Nonimmigrants § 41.12 Classification symbols. A visa... appropriate visa symbol to show the classification of the alien. The symbol shall be inserted in the space...

  2. 22 CFR 42.83 - Termination of registration.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ....83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Termination of registration. (a) Termination following failure of applicant to apply for visa. In accordance with INA 203(g), an alien's registration for an immigrant visa shall be terminated if, within one year...

  3. 22 CFR 42.83 - Termination of registration.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ....83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Termination of registration. (a) Termination following failure of applicant to apply for visa. In accordance with INA 203(g), an alien's registration for an immigrant visa shall be terminated if, within one year...

  4. 22 CFR 42.31 - Family-sponsored immigrants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ....31 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Classify Status of Alien Relative for Issuance of Immigrant Visa approved in accordance with INA 204 to... of a visa, is entitled to a derivative status corresponding to the classification and priority date...

  5. 22 CFR 41.105 - Supporting documents and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Section 41.105 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.105 Supporting documents... receive a nonimmigrant visa. All documents and other evidence presented by the alien, including briefs...

  6. 22 CFR 41.105 - Supporting documents and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Section 41.105 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.105 Supporting documents... receive a nonimmigrant visa. All documents and other evidence presented by the alien, including briefs...

  7. 22 CFR 41.105 - Supporting documents and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Section 41.105 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.105 Supporting documents... receive a nonimmigrant visa. All documents and other evidence presented by the alien, including briefs...

  8. 22 CFR 42.83 - Termination of registration.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ....83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Termination of registration. (a) Termination following failure of applicant to apply for visa. In accordance with INA 203(g), an alien's registration for an immigrant visa shall be terminated if, within one year...

  9. 22 CFR 41.12 - Classification symbols.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Classification of Nonimmigrants § 41.12 Classification symbols. A visa... appropriate visa symbol to show the classification of the alien. The symbol shall be inserted in the space...

  10. 22 CFR 42.31 - Family-sponsored immigrants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ....31 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Classify Status of Alien Relative for Issuance of Immigrant Visa approved in accordance with INA 204 to... of a visa, is entitled to a derivative status corresponding to the classification and priority date...

  11. 22 CFR 42.67 - Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... fingerprinting. 42.67 Section 42.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.67 Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting. (a) Execution of visa application—(1...

  12. 22 CFR 42.67 - Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... fingerprinting. 42.67 Section 42.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.67 Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting. (a) Execution of visa application—(1...

  13. 22 CFR 42.63 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.63 Definitions. (a) Application forms—(1) Application on Form DS-230 or Form DS-260 required. Every alien applying for an immigrant visa must make...

  14. 22 CFR 42.67 - Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... fingerprinting. 42.67 Section 42.67 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.67 Execution of application, registration, and fingerprinting. (a) Execution of visa application—(1...

  15. 22 CFR 42.83 - Termination of registration.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ....83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... Termination of registration. (a) Termination following failure of applicant to apply for visa. In accordance with INA 203(g), an alien's registration for an immigrant visa shall be terminated if, within one year...

  16. 22 CFR 42.61 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.61 Place of application. (a) Alien to apply... an immigrant visa shall make application at the consular office having jurisdiction over the alien's...

  17. 22 CFR 42.63 - Application forms and other documentation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ....63 Section 42.63 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.63 Application... alien applying for an immigrant visa must make application on Form DS-230, Application for Immigrant...

  18. 22 CFR 41.83 - Certain witnesses and informants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 41.83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... consular officer has received verification from the Department of State, Visa Office, that: (A) in the case... at the time of verification. (b) Certification of S visa status. The certification of status under...

  19. 22 CFR 42.61 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.61 Place of application. (a) Alien to apply... an immigrant visa shall make application at the consular office having jurisdiction over the alien's...

  20. 22 CFR 42.61 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.61 Place of application. (a) Alien to apply... an immigrant visa shall make application at the consular office having jurisdiction over the alien's...

  1. 22 CFR 41.83 - Certain witnesses and informants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 41.83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... consular officer has received verification from the Department of State, Visa Office, that: (A) in the case... at the time of verification. (b) Certification of S visa status. The certification of status under...

  2. 22 CFR 41.83 - Certain witnesses and informants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 41.83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... consular officer has received verification from the Department of State, Visa Office, that: (A) in the case... at the time of verification. (b) Certification of S visa status. The certification of status under...

  3. 22 CFR 42.63 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.63 Definitions. (a) Application forms—(1) Application on Form DS-230 or Form DS-260 Required.—Every alien applying for an immigrant visa must make...

  4. 22 CFR 41.83 - Certain witnesses and informants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 41.83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... consular officer has received verification from the Department of State, Visa Office, that: (A) in the case... at the time of verification. (b) Certification of S visa status. The certification of status under...

  5. 22 CFR 42.61 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.61 Place of application. (a) Alien to apply... an immigrant visa shall make application at the consular office having jurisdiction over the alien's...

  6. 22 CFR 41.83 - Certain witnesses and informants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 41.83 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... consular officer has received verification from the Department of State, Visa Office, that: (A) in the case... at the time of verification. (b) Certification of S visa status. The certification of status under...

  7. 22 CFR 42.61 - Place of application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.61 Place of application. (a) Alien to apply... an immigrant visa shall make application at the consular office having jurisdiction over the alien's...

  8. Change in visa status amongst Mandaean refugees: relationship to psychological symptoms and living difficulties.

    PubMed

    Nickerson, Angela; Steel, Zachary; Bryant, Richard; Brooks, Robert; Silove, Derrick

    2011-05-15

    Policies of deterrence, including the use of detention and temporary visas, have been widely implemented to dissuade asylum seekers from seeking protection in Western countries. The present study examined the impact of visa status change on the mental health of 97 Mandaean refugees resettled in Australia. At the time of the first survey (2004), 68 (70%) participants held temporary protection visas (TPVs) and 29 (30%) held permanent residency (PR) status, whereas by the second survey (2007), 97 (100%) participants held PR status. We tested a meditational model to determine whether the relationship between change in visa status and change in psychological symptoms was mediated by change in living difficulties associated with the visa categories. The conversion of visa status from TPV to PR status was associated with significant improvements in PTSD and depression symptoms, and increases in mental health-related quality of life (MHR-QOL). The relationship between change in visa status and reduced PTSD and depression symptoms was mediated by reductions in living difficulties. In contrast, the relationship between change in visa status and increased MHR-QOL was not mediated by changes in living difficulties. These results suggest that restriction of rights and access to services related to visa status negatively affect the mental health of refugees. Implications for government policies regarding refugees are discussed. Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

  9. Heat shock cognate 71 (HSC71) regulates cellular antiviral response by impairing formation of VISA aggregates.

    PubMed

    Liu, Zhigang; Wu, Shu-Wen; Lei, Cao-Qi; Zhou, Qian; Li, Shu; Shu, Hong-Bing; Wang, Yan-Yi

    2013-05-01

    In response to viral infection, RIG-I-like RNA helicases detect viral RNA and signal through the mitochondrial adapter protein VISA. VISA activation leads to rapid activation of transcription factors IRF3 and NF-κB, which collaborate to induce transcription of type I interferon (IFN) genes and cellular antiviral response. It has been demonstrated that VISA is activated by forming prion-like aggregates. However, how this process is regulated remains unknown. Here we show that overexpression of HSC71 resulted in potent inhibition of virus-triggered transcription of IFNB1 gene and cellular antiviral response. Consistently, knockdown of HSC71 had opposite effects. HSC71 interacted with VISA, and negatively regulated virus-triggered VISA aggregation. These findings suggest that HSC71 functions as a check against VISA-mediated antiviral response.

  10. 48 CFR 752.7023 - Required visa form for USAID participants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Required visa form for... Clauses 752.7023 Required visa form for USAID participants. For use in any USAID direct contract which involves training of USAID participants. Required Visa Form for USAID Participants (APR 1984) The...

  11. 45 CFR 50.7 - Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension... Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations. (a) It is not within the Department's... not responsible for considering requests to extend visas. (c) Inquiries concerning the above should be...

  12. 22 CFR 41.102 - Personal appearance of applicant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Section 41.102 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.102 Personal appearance of... (b) or (c) of this section, each applicant for a nonimmigrant visa must personally appear before and...

  13. 22 CFR 42.62 - Personal appearance and interview of applicant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    .... 42.62 Section 42.62 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.62 Personal... alien applying for an immigrant visa, including an alien whose application is executed by another person...

  14. 22 CFR 42.53 - Priority date of individual applicants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Section 42.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... individual applicants. (a) Preference applicant. The priority date of a preference visa applicant under INA... principal alien, whether or not named in the immigrant visa application of the principal alien. A child born...

  15. 45 CFR 50.7 - Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension... Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations. (a) It is not within the Department's... not responsible for considering requests to extend visas. (c) Inquiries concerning the above should be...

  16. 22 CFR 41.54 - Intracompany transferees (executives, managers, and specialists).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ..., and specialists). 41.54 Section 41.54 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41... petition by DHS does not establish that the alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (c) Validity...

  17. 14 CFR 1260.63 - Customs clearance and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2011-01-01 2010-01-01 true Customs clearance and visas. 1260.63 Section 1260.63 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS General Special Conditions § 1260.63 Customs clearance and visas. Customs Clearance and Visas (For...

  18. 22 CFR 42.53 - Priority date of individual applicants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 42.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... individual applicants. (a) Preference applicant. The priority date of a preference visa applicant under INA... principal alien, whether or not named in the immigrant visa application of the principal alien. A child born...

  19. 22 CFR 42.53 - Priority date of individual applicants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Section 42.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... individual applicants. (a) Preference applicant. The priority date of a preference visa applicant under INA... principal alien, whether or not named in the immigrant visa application of the principal alien. A child born...

  20. 22 CFR 41.56 - Athletes, artists and entertainers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Section 41.56 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.56 Athletes, artists and... join the principal alien. (b) Approval of visa. The approval of a petition by DHS does not establish...

  1. 14 CFR 1260.63 - Customs clearance and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Customs clearance and visas. 1260.63 Section 1260.63 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS General Special Conditions § 1260.63 Customs clearance and visas. Customs Clearance and Visas (For...

  2. 48 CFR 752.7023 - Required visa form for USAID participants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Required visa form for... Clauses 752.7023 Required visa form for USAID participants. For use in any USAID direct contract which involves training of USAID participants. Required Visa Form for USAID Participants (APR 1984) The...

  3. 22 CFR 41.102 - Personal appearance of applicant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Section 41.102 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.102 Personal appearance of... (b) or (c) of this section, each applicant for a nonimmigrant visa must personally appear before and...

  4. 78 FR 73233 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Online Application for Nonimmigrant Visa

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-05

    ... Application for Nonimmigrant Visa AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice of request for public comment...: Title of Information Collection: Online Application for Nonimmigrant Visa OMB Control Number: 1405-0182...: DS-160 Respondents: All Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,100,276...

  5. 22 CFR 41.56 - Athletes, artists and entertainers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Section 41.56 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.56 Athletes, artists and... join the principal alien. (b) Approval of visa. The approval of a petition by DHS does not establish...

  6. 22 CFR 41.56 - Athletes, artists and entertainers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Section 41.56 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.56 Athletes, artists and... join the principal alien. (b) Approval of visa. The approval of a petition by DHS does not establish...

  7. 75 FR 66412 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-156, Nonimmigrant Visa Application, OMB...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-28

    ..., Nonimmigrant Visa Application, OMB Control Number 1405-0018 ACTION: Notice of request for public comments... the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Visa Application.... Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/VO). Form Number: DS-156. Respondents: Nonimmigrant visa...

  8. 76 FR 10082 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-157, Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-23

    ... Information Collection: DS-157, Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application ACTION: Notice of request for...: Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application. OMB Control Number: 1405-0134. Type of Request: Extension of a...). Form Number: DS-157. Respondents: Nonimmigrant visa applicants legally required to provide additional...

  9. 22 CFR 41.56 - Athletes, artists and entertainers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 41.56 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.56 Athletes, artists and... join the principal alien. (b) Approval of visa. The approval of a petition by DHS does not establish...

  10. 22 CFR 42.32 - Employment-based preference immigrants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 42.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... employment-based immigrants in a fiscal year shall be allotted visas as indicated below. (a) First preference... immigrant, if not otherwise entitled to an immigrant status and the immediate issuance of a visa, is...

  11. 45 CFR 50.7 - Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension... Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations. (a) It is not within the Department's... not responsible for considering requests to extend visas. (c) Inquiries concerning the above should be...

  12. 22 CFR 42.32 - Employment-based preference immigrants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Section 42.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... employment-based immigrants in a fiscal year shall be allotted visas as indicated below. (a) First preference... immigrant, if not otherwise entitled to an immigrant status and the immediate issuance of a visa, is...

  13. 14 CFR 1260.63 - Customs clearance and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Customs clearance and visas. 1260.63 Section 1260.63 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS General Special Conditions § 1260.63 Customs clearance and visas. Customs Clearance and Visas (For...

  14. 48 CFR 752.7023 - Required visa form for USAID participants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Required visa form for... Clauses 752.7023 Required visa form for USAID participants. For use in any USAID direct contract which involves training of USAID participants. Required Visa Form for USAID Participants (APR 1984) The...

  15. 48 CFR 752.7023 - Required visa form for USAID participants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Required visa form for... Clauses 752.7023 Required visa form for USAID participants. For use in any USAID direct contract which involves training of USAID participants. Required Visa Form for USAID Participants (APR 1984) The...

  16. 77 FR 6137 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Agreement

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-07

    ... Activities: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Agreement AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of... comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Agreement (CBP Form... information collection: Title: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Agreement. OMB Number: 1651-0126. Form Number: CBP Form I...

  17. 22 CFR 42.32 - Employment-based preference immigrants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Section 42.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... employment-based immigrants in a fiscal year shall be allotted visas as indicated below. (a) First preference... immigrant, if not otherwise entitled to an immigrant status and the immediate issuance of a visa, is...

  18. 45 CFR 50.7 - Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension... Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations. (a) It is not within the Department's... not responsible for considering requests to extend visas. (c) Inquiries concerning the above should be...

  19. 14 CFR 1260.63 - Customs clearance and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Customs clearance and visas. 1260.63 Section 1260.63 Aeronautics and Space NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS General Special Conditions § 1260.63 Customs clearance and visas. Customs Clearance and Visas (For...

  20. 22 CFR 41.56 - Athletes, artists and entertainers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Section 41.56 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.56 Athletes, artists and... join the principal alien. (b) Approval of visa. The approval of a petition by DHS does not establish...

  1. 78 FR 41971 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-12

    ...: Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of... collection instrument and supporting documents, to Sydney Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. [[Page [email protected] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Information Collection: Electronic Diversity Visa...

  2. 22 CFR 42.62 - Personal appearance and interview of applicant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    .... 42.62 Section 42.62 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.62 Personal... alien applying for an immigrant visa, including an alien whose application is executed by another person...

  3. 77 FR 34056 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-08

    ... Activities: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of... review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information... techniques or other forms of information. Title: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information. OMB Number: 1651-0109...

  4. 48 CFR 752.7023 - Required visa form for USAID participants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Required visa form for... Clauses 752.7023 Required visa form for USAID participants. For use in any USAID direct contract which involves training of USAID participants. Required Visa Form for USAID Participants (APR 1984) The...

  5. 22 CFR 42.53 - Priority date of individual applicants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Section 42.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... individual applicants. (a) Preference applicant. The priority date of a preference visa applicant under INA... principal alien, whether or not named in the immigrant visa application of the principal alien. A child born...

  6. 22 CFR 42.62 - Personal appearance and interview of applicant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    .... 42.62 Section 42.62 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Immigrant Visas § 42.62 Personal... alien applying for an immigrant visa, including an alien whose application is executed by another person...

  7. 22 CFR 42.53 - Priority date of individual applicants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Section 42.53 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... individual applicants. (a) Preference applicant. The priority date of a preference visa applicant under INA... principal alien, whether or not named in the immigrant visa application of the principal alien. A child born...

  8. 22 CFR 41.102 - Personal appearance of applicant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Section 41.102 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.102 Personal appearance of... (b) or (c) of this section, each applicant for a nonimmigrant visa must personally appear before and...

  9. 22 CFR 41.102 - Personal appearance of applicant.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 41.102 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.102 Personal appearance of... (b) or (c) of this section, each applicant for a nonimmigrant visa must personally appear before and...

  10. 45 CFR 50.7 - Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension... Personal hardship, persecution and visa extension considerations. (a) It is not within the Department's... not responsible for considering requests to extend visas. (c) Inquiries concerning the above should be...

  11. 22 CFR 42.32 - Employment-based preference immigrants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Section 42.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... employment-based immigrants in a fiscal year shall be allotted visas as indicated below. (a) First preference... immigrant, if not otherwise entitled to an immigrant status and the immediate issuance of a visa, is...

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  13. Immigration and the Higher Education Community: A Guide to the Alphabet Soup.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cooper, Scott F.

    1992-01-01

    This overview of the Immigration Act of 1990 focuses on categories of immigration relevant to institutions of higher education, including foreign students (F-1, M-1, and J-1 visas); foreign national employees (professors, researchers, medical trainees, two-year residence requirement and waivers, nurses, Canadian citizen professionals); permanent…

  14. Eligibility and FAQs | Center for Cancer Research

    Cancer.gov

    Eligibility for the Clinical Investigator Development Program Candidates may be U.S. citizens, permanent residents or possess (or be eligible for) the appropriate work visa, and must have completed subspecialty training at a U.S.-accredited institution in appropriate fields.

  15. 22 CFR 42.1 - Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas... Immigrants § 42.1 Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas. An immigrant within any of the following categories is not required to obtain an immigrant visa: (a) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence...

  16. 77 FR 6167 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-230, Application for Immigrant Visa and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-07

    ..., Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, OMB Number 1405- 0015 ACTION: Notice of request for... Collection: Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration. OMB Control Number: 1405-0015. Type of... Form DS-230 (Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration), in conjunction with a personal...

  17. 22 CFR 42.1 - Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas... Immigrants § 42.1 Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas. An immigrant within any of the following categories is not required to obtain an immigrant visa: (a) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence...

  18. 22 CFR 42.1 - Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas... Immigrants § 42.1 Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas. An immigrant within any of the following categories is not required to obtain an immigrant visa: (a) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence...

  19. 22 CFR 42.1 - Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas... Immigrants § 42.1 Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas. An immigrant within any of the following categories is not required to obtain an immigrant visa: (a) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence...

  20. 22 CFR 42.1 - Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas... Immigrants § 42.1 Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas. An immigrant within any of the following categories is not required to obtain an immigrant visa: (a) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence...

  1. 77 FR 74490 - Implementation of Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-14

    ... Docket No. USCIS-2009-0033] RIN 1615-ZB13 Implementation of Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee... will begin to collect a $165 Immigrant Visa DHS Domestic Processing Fee (USCIS Immigrant Fee) from individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and are applying for...

  2. 8 CFR 211.3 - Expiration of immigrant visas, reentry permits, refugee travel documents, and Form I-551.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Expiration of immigrant visas, reentry... OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: IMMIGRANTS; WAIVERS § 211.3 Expiration of immigrant visas, reentry permits, refugee travel documents, and Form I-551. An immigrant visa...

  3. 77 FR 32711 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-234, Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-01

    ..., Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form, OMB Number 1405-0203 ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and... of Information Collection: Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form. OMB Control Number: 1405-0203. Type... Special Immigrant Visa Applicants. Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,000 per year. Estimated Number of...

  4. 22 CFR 41.62 - Exchange visitors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND... to SEVIS or ISEAS prior to the issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa. Evidence of the payment of any... Consular Database or direct access to SEVIS. Upon issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa, notification of such...

  5. 22 CFR 41.21 - Foreign Officials-General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION...)(15)(A)(iii), 101(a)(15)(G)(v), and 212(d)(8), and in the definition of the NATO-7 visa symbol, means... the NATO-1 through NATO-5 visa symbols, means the spouse and unmarried sons and daughters, whether by...

  6. 78 FR 23623 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Fiancé(e) Visa Application

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-19

    ...: Nonimmigrant Fianc[eacute](e) Visa Application ACTION: Notice of request for public comment. SUMMARY: The... Results page. Email: [email protected] . Mail: Chief, Legislation and Regulation Division, Visa... documents, to Sydney Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E Street NW., L-603, Washington...

  7. 22 CFR 41.84 - Victims of trafficking in persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Section 41.84 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... status under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i). (b) Visa validity. A qualifying family member may apply for a nonimmigrant visa under INA(a)(15)(T)(ii) only during the period in which the principal applicant is in status...

  8. 48 CFR 52.222-29 - Notification of visa denial.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Notification of visa....222-29 Notification of visa denial. As prescribed in 22.810(g), insert the following clause: Notification of Visa Denial (JUN 2003) It is a violation of Executive Order 11246 for a Contractor to refuse to...

  9. 8 CFR 211.3 - Expiration of immigrant visa or other travel document.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Expiration of immigrant visa or other... REGULATIONS DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: IMMIGRANTS; WAIVERS § 211.3 Expiration of immigrant visa or other travel document. An immigrant visa, reentry permit, refugee travel document, or a permanent resident card shall be...

  10. 22 CFR 41.57 - International cultural exchange visitors and visitors under the Irish Peace Process Cultural and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.57 International cultural exchange... a petition does not establish that the alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (3...

  11. 48 CFR 52.222-29 - Notification of visa denial.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Notification of visa....222-29 Notification of visa denial. As prescribed in 22.810(g), insert the following clause: Notification of Visa Denial (JUN 2003) It is a violation of Executive Order 11246 for a Contractor to refuse to...

  12. 22 CFR 41.32 - Nonresident alien Mexican border crossing identification cards; combined border crossing...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. 41.32 Section 41.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... crossing identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. (a...

  13. 8 CFR 211.1 - Visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Visas. 211.1 Section 211.1 Aliens and...; WAIVERS § 211.1 Visas. (a) General. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, each arriving..., unexpired immigrant visa; (2) A valid, unexpired Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, if seeking readmission...

  14. 22 CFR 41.84 - Victims of trafficking in persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Section 41.84 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... status under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i). (b) Visa validity. A qualifying family member may apply for a nonimmigrant visa under INA(a)(15)(T)(ii) only during the period in which the principal applicant is in status...

  15. 22 CFR 42.68 - Informal evaluation of family members if principal applicant precedes them.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... principal applicant precedes them. 42.68 Section 42.68 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS... Visas § 42.68 Informal evaluation of family members if principal applicant precedes them. (a) Preliminary determination of visa eligibility. If a principal applicant proposes to precede the family to the...

  16. 22 CFR 41.32 - Nonresident alien Mexican border crossing identification cards; combined border crossing...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. 41.32 Section 41.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... crossing identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. (a...

  17. 19 CFR 10.23 - Standards, quotas, and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 19 Customs Duties 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Standards, quotas, and visas. 10.23 Section 10.23... Abroad with United States Components § 10.23 Standards, quotas, and visas. All requirements and... properties, quotas, and visas, apply to assembled articles eligible for the exemption in the same manner as...

  18. 19 CFR 10.23 - Standards, quotas, and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 19 Customs Duties 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Standards, quotas, and visas. 10.23 Section 10.23... Abroad with United States Components § 10.23 Standards, quotas, and visas. All requirements and... properties, quotas, and visas, apply to assembled articles eligible for the exemption in the same manner as...

  19. 22 CFR 41.32 - Nonresident alien Mexican border crossing identification cards; combined border crossing...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. 41.32 Section 41.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... crossing identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. (a...

  20. 77 FR 19304 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-30

    ... Activities: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of... requirement concerning the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information (CBP Form I-736). This request for comment is...: Title: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information. OMB Number: 1651-0109. Form Number: CBP Form I-736. Abstract...

  1. 22 CFR 41.59 - Professionals under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Trade Agreement. 41.59 Section 41.59 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.59... classified and is accompanying or following to join the principal alien. (b) Visa validity. The period of...

  2. 22 CFR 42.68 - Informal evaluation of family members if principal applicant precedes them.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... principal applicant precedes them. 42.68 Section 42.68 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS... Visas § 42.68 Informal evaluation of family members if principal applicant precedes them. (a) Preliminary determination of visa eligibility. If a principal applicant proposes to precede the family to the...

  3. 48 CFR 52.222-29 - Notification of visa denial.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Notification of visa....222-29 Notification of visa denial. As prescribed in 22.810(g), insert the following clause: Notification of Visa Denial (JUN 2003) It is a violation of Executive Order 11246 for a Contractor to refuse to...

  4. 22 CFR 41.84 - Victims of trafficking in persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Section 41.84 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... status under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i). (b) Visa validity. A qualifying family member may apply for a nonimmigrant visa under INA(a)(15)(T)(ii) only during the period in which the principal applicant is in status...

  5. 22 CFR 41.84 - Victims of trafficking in persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Section 41.84 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... status under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i). (b) Visa validity. A qualifying family member may apply for a nonimmigrant visa under INA(a)(15)(T)(ii) only during the period in which the principal applicant is in status...

  6. 19 CFR 10.23 - Standards, quotas, and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 19 Customs Duties 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Standards, quotas, and visas. 10.23 Section 10.23... Abroad with United States Components § 10.23 Standards, quotas, and visas. All requirements and... properties, quotas, and visas, apply to assembled articles eligible for the exemption in the same manner as...

  7. 22 CFR 41.21 - Foreign Officials-General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION...)(15)(A)(iii), 101(a)(15)(G)(v), and 212(d)(8), and in the definition of the NATO-7 visa symbol, means... the NATO-1 through NATO-5 visa symbols, means the spouse and unmarried sons and daughters, whether by...

  8. 19 CFR 10.23 - Standards, quotas, and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 19 Customs Duties 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Standards, quotas, and visas. 10.23 Section 10.23... Abroad with United States Components § 10.23 Standards, quotas, and visas. All requirements and... properties, quotas, and visas, apply to assembled articles eligible for the exemption in the same manner as...

  9. 22 CFR 41.57 - International cultural exchange visitors and visitors under the Irish Peace Process Cultural and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.57 International cultural exchange... a petition does not establish that the alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (3...

  10. 8 CFR 211.1 - Visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Visas. 211.1 Section 211.1 Aliens and...; WAIVERS § 211.1 Visas. (a) General. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, each arriving..., unexpired immigrant visa; (2) A valid, unexpired Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, if seeking readmission...

  11. 76 FR 20070 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-156, Nonimmigrant Visa Application, OMB...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-11

    ..., Nonimmigrant Visa Application, OMB Control Number 1405-0018 ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and... accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Visa.... Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/VO). Form Number: DS-156. Respondents: Nonimmigrant visa...

  12. 14 CFR § 1260.63 - Customs clearance and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Customs clearance and visas. § 1260.63... COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS General Special Conditions § 1260.63 Customs clearance and visas. Customs Clearance and Visas (For grants or cooperative agreements with foreign organizations, this clause will be developed on...

  13. 78 FR 77771 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Visa Application

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-24

    ...: Nonimmigrant Visa Application ACTION: Notice of request for public comment. SUMMARY: The Department of State is...: Nonimmigrant Visa Application OMB Control Number: 1405-0018 Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved Collection Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R Form Number: DS-156 Respondents: All Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants...

  14. 8 CFR 211.3 - Expiration of immigrant visa or other travel document.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Expiration of immigrant visa or other... REGULATIONS DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: IMMIGRANTS; WAIVERS § 211.3 Expiration of immigrant visa or other travel document. An immigrant visa, reentry permit, refugee travel document, or a permanent resident card shall be...

  15. 22 CFR 41.57 - International cultural exchange visitors and visitors under the Irish Peace Process Cultural and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.57 International cultural exchange... a petition does not establish that the alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (3...

  16. 22 CFR 41.59 - Professionals under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Trade Agreement. 41.59 Section 41.59 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.59... classified and is accompanying or following to join the principal alien. (b) Visa validity. The period of...

  17. 76 FR 62494 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-157, Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Form...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-07

    ..., Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Form, OMB Control Number 1405-0134 ACTION: Notice of request for public comment...: Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application. OMB Control Number: 1405-0134. Type of Request: Extension of a...). Form Number: DS-157. Respondents: Nonimmigrant visa applicants legally required to provide additional...

  18. 31 CFR 560.505 - Importation of certain Iranian-origin services authorized; activities related to certain visa...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... services authorized; activities related to certain visa categories authorized. 560.505 Section 560.505...; activities related to certain visa categories authorized. (a) The importation of Iranian-origin services into... with that purpose. (b) Persons otherwise qualified for a non-immigrant visa under categories A-3 and G...

  19. 48 CFR 52.222-29 - Notification of visa denial.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Notification of visa....222-29 Notification of visa denial. As prescribed in 22.810(g), insert the following clause: Notification of Visa Denial (JUN 2003) It is a violation of Executive Order 11246 for a Contractor to refuse to...

  20. 22 CFR 41.21 - Foreign Officials-General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION...)(15)(A)(iii), 101(a)(15)(G)(v), and 212(d)(8), and in the definition of the NATO-7 visa symbol, means... the NATO-1 through NATO-5 visa symbols, means the spouse and unmarried sons and daughters, whether by...

  1. 22 CFR 41.57 - International cultural exchange visitors and visitors under the Irish Peace Process Cultural and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.57 International cultural exchange... a petition does not establish that the alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (3...

  2. 22 CFR 41.84 - Victims of trafficking in persons.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Section 41.84 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... status under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i). (b) Visa validity. A qualifying family member may apply for a nonimmigrant visa under INA(a)(15)(T)(ii) only during the period in which the principal applicant is in status...

  3. 22 CFR 41.21 - Foreign Officials-General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION...)(15)(A)(iii), 101(a)(15)(G)(v), and 212(d)(8), and in the definition of the NATO-7 visa symbol, means... the NATO-1 through NATO-5 visa symbols, means the spouse and unmarried sons and daughters, whether by...

  4. 8 CFR 211.1 - Visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Visas. 211.1 Section 211.1 Aliens and...; WAIVERS § 211.1 Visas. (a) General. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, each arriving..., unexpired immigrant visa; (2) A valid, unexpired Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, if seeking readmission...

  5. 22 CFR 41.62 - Exchange visitors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND... to SEVIS or ISEAS prior to the issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa. Evidence of the payment of any... Consular Database or direct access to SEVIS. Upon issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa, notification of such...

  6. 31 CFR 560.505 - Importation of certain Iranian-origin services authorized; activities related to certain visa...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... services authorized; activities related to certain visa categories authorized. 560.505 Section 560.505...; activities related to certain visa categories authorized. (a) The importation of Iranian-origin services into... with that purpose. (b) Persons otherwise qualified for a non-immigrant visa under categories A-3 and G...

  7. 8 CFR 211.3 - Expiration of immigrant visa or other travel document.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Expiration of immigrant visa or other... REGULATIONS DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: IMMIGRANTS; WAIVERS § 211.3 Expiration of immigrant visa or other travel document. An immigrant visa, reentry permit, refugee travel document, or a permanent resident card shall be...

  8. 22 CFR 41.32 - Nonresident alien Mexican border crossing identification cards; combined border crossing...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. 41.32 Section 41.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... crossing identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. (a...

  9. 22 CFR 42.68 - Informal evaluation of family members if principal applicant precedes them.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... principal applicant precedes them. 42.68 Section 42.68 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS... Visas § 42.68 Informal evaluation of family members if principal applicant precedes them. (a) Preliminary determination of visa eligibility. If a principal applicant proposes to precede the family to the...

  10. 31 CFR 560.505 - Importation of certain Iranian-origin services authorized; activities related to certain visa...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... services authorized; activities related to certain visa categories authorized. 560.505 Section 560.505...; activities related to certain visa categories authorized. (a) The importation of Iranian-origin services into... with that purpose. (b) Persons otherwise qualified for a non-immigrant visa under categories A-3 and G...

  11. 22 CFR 41.32 - Nonresident alien Mexican border crossing identification cards; combined border crossing...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. 41.32 Section 41.32 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE... crossing identification cards; combined border crossing identification cards and B-1/B-2 visitor visas. (a...

  12. 19 CFR 10.23 - Standards, quotas, and visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 19 Customs Duties 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Standards, quotas, and visas. 10.23 Section 10.23... Abroad with United States Components § 10.23 Standards, quotas, and visas. All requirements and... properties, quotas, and visas, apply to assembled articles eligible for the exemption in the same manner as...

  13. 22 CFR 41.62 - Exchange visitors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND... to SEVIS or ISEAS prior to the issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa. Evidence of the payment of any... Consular Database or direct access to SEVIS. Upon issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa, notification of such...

  14. 8 CFR 211.1 - Visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Visas. 211.1 Section 211.1 Aliens and...; WAIVERS § 211.1 Visas. (a) General. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, each arriving..., unexpired immigrant visa; (2) A valid, unexpired Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, if seeking readmission...

  15. 22 CFR 41.62 - Exchange visitors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND... to SEVIS or ISEAS prior to the issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa. Evidence of the payment of any... Consular Database or direct access to SEVIS. Upon issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa, notification of such...

  16. 22 CFR 42.68 - Informal evaluation of family members if principal applicant precedes them.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... principal applicant precedes them. 42.68 Section 42.68 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS... Visas § 42.68 Informal evaluation of family members if principal applicant precedes them. (a) Preliminary determination of visa eligibility. If a principal applicant proposes to precede the family to the...

  17. 48 CFR 52.222-29 - Notification of visa denial.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Notification of visa....222-29 Notification of visa denial. As prescribed in 22.810(g), insert the following clause: Notification of Visa Denial (JUN 2003) It is a violation of Executive Order 11246 for a Contractor to refuse to...

  18. 78 FR 12132 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form

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    ...: Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form ACTION: Notice of request for public comment. SUMMARY: The Department of... page. Email: [email protected] . Mail: Chief, Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa... Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E Street NW., L-603, Washington, DC 20522, who may...

  19. 22 CFR 41.59 - Professionals under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Trade Agreement. 41.59 Section 41.59 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.59... classified and is accompanying or following to join the principal alien. (b) Visa validity. The period of...

  20. 22 CFR 41.62 - Exchange visitors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND... to SEVIS or ISEAS prior to the issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa. Evidence of the payment of any... Consular Database or direct access to SEVIS. Upon issuance of a J-1 or J-2 visa, notification of such...

  1. 22 CFR 41.21 - Foreign Officials-General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION...)(15)(A)(iii), 101(a)(15)(G)(v), and 212(d)(8), and in the definition of the NATO-7 visa symbol, means... the NATO visa symbols, means the spouse and unmarried sons and daughters, whether by blood or adoption...

  2. 75 FR 77935 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-160, Online Application for Nonimmigrant...

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    ..., Online Application for Nonimmigrant Visa, OMB 1405-0182 ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and... Nonimmigrant Visa. OMB Control Number: 1405-0182. Type of Request: Revision. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Services (CA/VO). Form Number: DS-160. Respondents: All nonimmigrant visa applicants...

  3. 22 CFR 41.57 - International cultural exchange visitors and visitors under the Irish Peace Process Cultural and...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.57 International cultural exchange... a petition does not establish that the alien is eligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa. (3...

  4. 75 FR 25024 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form...

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    ...-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form, OMB Control Number 1405-0153 ACTION: Notice of request for... Collection: Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. OMB Control Number: 1405-0153. Type of Request: Extension of Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Visa...

  5. The victorian institute of sports assessment - achilles questionnaire (visa-a) - a reliable tool for measuring achilles tendinopathy.

    PubMed

    Iversen, Jonas Vestergård; Bartels, Else Marie; Langberg, Henning

    2012-02-01

    Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common pathology and the aetiology is unknown. For valid and reliable assessment The Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment has designed a self-administered Achilles questionnaire, the VISA-A. The aim of the present study was to evaluate VISA-A as an outcome measure in patients with AT. A systematic search of the literature was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PEDro, Web of Science, and Cochrane Controlled trials to identify trials using VISA-A for patients with AT. This was followed by data mining and analysis of the obtained data. Twenty-six clinical trials containing 1336 individuals were included. Overall mean VISA-A scores ranged from 24 (severe AT) to 100 (healthy). Mean VISA-A scores in patients with AT ranged from 24 to 96.6. Healthy subjects scored a minimum of 96. Only two groups of participants from two different studies had a post-VISA-A score as high as healthy individuals, indicating full recovery of the AT. A VISA-A score lower than 24 is rarely attained in AT. Only few patients with AT reach an equivalent VISA-A score compared to uninjured healthy subjects following treatment. The VISA-A is a reliable tool when assessing AT patients, providing a good assessment of the actual condition from very poor, (score around 24) to excellent (a score of 90), which based on this systematic review and previous studies could be considered full recovery from AT.

  6. β-Lactam Combinations with Vancomycin Show Synergistic Activity against Vancomycin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Intermediate S. aureus (VISA), and Heterogeneous VISA.

    PubMed

    Tran, Kieu-Nhi; Rybak, Michael J

    2018-06-01

    Increasing utilization of vancomycin due to the high prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has led to the emergence of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) strains. In vitro data suggest the potential for potent synergy between several beta-lactams and vancomycin. The objective of this study is to evaluate the synergy between beta-lactams and vancomycin against MRSA that is vancomycin susceptible, vancomycin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (VSSA), hVISA, and VISA. Fifty randomly selected clinical MRSA strains with various susceptibility levels to vancomycin were evaluated for vancomycin alone and vancomycin in combination with various concentrations of cefazolin (CFZ), cefepime (FEP), ceftaroline (CPT), and nafcillin (NAF). The potential for synergy was assessed by 24-h time-kill studies. Beta-lactams reduced vancomycin MIC values against all strains (4- to 16-fold reduction). In time-kill studies against MRSA, CFZ, FEP, CPT, and NAF all demonstrated similar degrees of killing at 24 h, and all showed synergistic activity with vancomycin against VSSA, hVISA, and VISA. Each of these combinations was also superior to any single agent against isolates of all three phenotypes, and each was bactericidal ( P < 0.001 for all comparisons). All single-agent exposures demonstrated no activity at 24 h. The combination of vancomycin and beta-lactams significantly improved antibacterial activity against VSSA, hVISA, and VISA strains compared to the activity of any agent alone, supporting the potential use of vancomycin-beta-lactam combination therapy in infections caused by MRSA. Further clinical research is warranted to investigate the synergy of vancomycin against these Staphylococcus strains. Copyright © 2018 American Society for Microbiology.

  7. Impact of Time to Appropriate Therapy on Mortality in Patients with Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Infection

    PubMed Central

    Warren, David K.; Kollef, Marin H.

    2016-01-01

    Despite the increasing incidence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) infections, few studies have examined the impact of delay in receipt of appropriate antimicrobial therapy on outcomes in VISA patients. We examined the effects of timing of appropriate antimicrobial therapy in a cohort of patients with sterile-site methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and VISA infections. In this single-center, retrospective cohort study, we identified all patients with MRSA or VISA sterile-site infections from June 2009 to February 2015. Clinical outcomes were compared according to MRSA/VISA classification, demographics, comorbidities, and antimicrobial treatment. Thirty-day all-cause mortality was modeled with Kaplan-Meier curves. Multivariate logistic regression analysis (MVLRA) was used to determine odds ratios for mortality. We identified 354 patients with MRSA (n = 267) or VISA (n = 87) sterile-site infection. Fifty-five patients (15.5%) were nonsurvivors. Factors associated with mortality in MVLRA included pneumonia, unknown source of infection, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score, solid-organ malignancy, and admission from skilled care facilities. Time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy was not significantly associated with outcome. Presence of a VISA infection compared to that of a non-VISA S. aureus infection did not result in excess mortality. Linezolid use was a risk for mortality in patients with APACHE II scores of ≥14. Our results suggest that empirical vancomycin use in patients with VISA infections does not result in excess mortality. Future studies should (i) include larger numbers of patients with VISA infections to confirm the findings presented here and (ii) determine the optimal antibiotic therapy for critically ill patients with MRSA and VISA infections. PMID:27401565

  8. 78 FR 4154 - Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H...

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    ... Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H-2B Nonimmigrant Worker Programs AGENCY... participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. The list published today includes one new..., ``Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible to Participate in the H-2A Visa Program,'' and...

  9. 76 FR 61776 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-230, Application for Immigrant Visa and...

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    ..., Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, OMB Number 1405- 0015 ACTION: Notice of request for... Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration. OMB Control Number: 1405-0015. Type of Request: Revision of a... collection: The DS-230 is used to determine the eligibility of aliens applying for immigrant visas that have...

  10. 22 CFR 40.205 - Applicant for immigrant visa under INA 203(c).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Applicant for immigrant visa under INA 203(c... NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Failure to Comply with INA § 40.205 Applicant for immigrant visa under INA 203(c). An alien shall be ineligible to receive a visa...

  11. 22 CFR 41.81 - Fiancé(e) or spouse of a U.S. citizen and derivative children.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... derivative children. 41.81 Section 41.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF... other qualifications in order to receive a nonimmigrant visa, including the requirements of paragraph (d... that country, then at a consular post designated by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa...

  12. 22 CFR 41.86 - Certain spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... permanent resident aliens. 41.86 Section 41.86 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS... “remains pending”. For the purposes of this section, a visa application “remains pending” if the applicant has applied for an immigrant visa in accordance with the definition in part 40, § 40.1(l)(2) and the...

  13. 22 CFR 40.4 - Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings. 40.4 Section 40.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS... Provisions § 40.4 Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings. Upon receipt of a...

  14. 75 FR 4901 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form...

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    ...-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form, OMB Control Number 1405-0153 ACTION: Notice of request for... Visa Entry Form. OMB Control Number: 1405-0153. Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Visa Services (CA/VO). Form Number: DS...

  15. 22 CFR 40.4 - Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings. 40.4 Section 40.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS... Provisions § 40.4 Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings. Upon receipt of a...

  16. 78 FR 51801 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for A, G, or NATO Visa

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    ...: Application for A, G, or NATO Visa ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of... proposed collection instrument and supporting documents, to Sydney Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. Department... Visas OMB Control Number: 1405-0100 Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection...

  17. 22 CFR 40.4 - Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings. 40.4 Section 40.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS... Provisions § 40.4 Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings. Upon receipt of a...

  18. 22 CFR 41.81 - Fiancé(e) or spouse of a U.S. citizen and derivative children.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... derivative children. 41.81 Section 41.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF... other qualifications in order to receive a nonimmigrant visa, including the requirements of paragraph (d... that country, then at a consular post designated by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa...

  19. 22 CFR 41.81 - Fiancé(e) or spouse of a U.S. citizen and derivative children.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... derivative children. 41.81 Section 41.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF... other qualifications in order to receive a nonimmigrant visa, including the requirements of paragraph (d... that country, then at a consular post designated by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa...

  20. 76 FR 10084 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-3035, J-1 Visa Waiver Recommendation...

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    ... Information Collection: DS-3035, J-1 Visa Waiver Recommendation Application ACTION: Notice of request for... accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: J-1 Visa Waiver.... Respondents: J-1 visa holders applying for a waiver of the two-year foreign residence requirement. Estimated...

  1. 22 CFR 41.86 - Certain spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... permanent resident aliens. 41.86 Section 41.86 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS... “remains pending”. For the purposes of this section, a visa application “remains pending” if the applicant has applied for an immigrant visa in accordance with the definition in part 40, § 40.1(l)(2) and the...

  2. 22 CFR 40.4 - Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings. 40.4 Section 40.4 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS REGULATIONS... Provisions § 40.4 Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings. Upon receipt of a...

  3. 22 CFR 41.81 - Fiancé(e) or spouse of a U.S. citizen and derivative children.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... derivative children. 41.81 Section 41.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF... other qualifications in order to receive a nonimmigrant visa, including the requirements of paragraph (d... that country, then at a consular post designated by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa...

  4. 22 CFR 41.81 - Fiancé(e) or spouse of a U.S. citizen and derivative children.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... derivative children. 41.81 Section 41.81 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF... other qualifications in order to receive a nonimmigrant visa, including the requirements of paragraph (d... that country, then at a consular post designated by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa...

  5. 76 FR 35506 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-3035, J-1 Visa Waiver Recommendation...

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    ..., J-1 Visa Waiver Recommendation Application ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and... accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Title of Information Collection: J-1 Visa Waiver...). Form Number: DS-3035. Respondents: J-1 visa holders applying for a waiver of the two-year foreign...

  6. Russian-American Experience in Science Education and Volcanological Research

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Eichelberger, J. C.; Gordeev, E. I.; Vesna, E. B.

    2007-12-01

    After five years experience in bringing American students to meet and learn with Russian students in Kamchatka and bringing Russian students to meet and learn with American students in Alaska, it is possible to make some generalizations about the problems and benefits this growing program. Some 200 students, including many from other countries besides the United States and Russian Federation, have now had this experience. The context of their collaboration is the International Volcanological Field School, sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kamchatka State University, and the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, and also a comparison of Mount St Helens, Bezymianny, and Shiveluch volcanoes under the National Science Foundation's Partnerships in International Research in Education, with important support from the Russian Academy of Sciences, Far East Division. Elements of these two projects are adaptation to unfamiliar, harsh, and remote environments; intensive courses in Russian language, history, geography, and culture; and sharing of research and education experiences among students. The challenges faced by the program are: · Slow and complex visa processes. · Demise of a direct airline connection, necessitating round-the-world travel to go 3000 km. · Adequately communicating to students beforehand the need for physical fitness, mental fortitude in uncomfortable conditions, and patience when bad weather limits mobility. Benefits of the projects have been: · Experiences that students report to be career- and life-changing. · Much more positive perceptions of Russia and Russian people by American students and of America and Americans by Russian students. · Introduction to the "expedition style" volcanology necessary in challenging environments. · Development of long-lasting collaborations and friendships in the context of international science. Students often comment that hearing about what their peers have done or are doing in research at their home institutions was a high point of the experience. We believe that these kinds of experiences for students are essential if high-latitude volcanology is to continue, and that they also contribute to good will and understanding between our respective countries.

  7. Decree No. 1991, Regulations to the Law on Foreigners, 30 June 1986.

    PubMed

    1988-01-01

    Among other things, these Regulations set forth rules on requirements for visas established in the Ecuador Law on Foreigners. They list the amounts of income from abroad or investments in Ecuador required of foreigners entering Ecuador with immigrant visas, documents needed by persons working permanently in enterprises and institutions under immigrant visas, and methods of proof of dependency for persons entering on immigrant visas as dependents. In this context, they provide that persons with foreign income must receive at least $1,000 per month, with an increase of 80% Ecuadorian personnel; that persons entering as workers must inform authorities of changes in work status; and that persons entering as dependents may themselves work only if their sponsor dies or the means of subsistence of the sponsor decrease. The Regulations also set forth requirements for persons entering Ecuador on nonimmigrant visas, such as refugees, students, temporary workers, religious personnel, and those in transit. With respect to refugees, the rules provide that false statements made in an application will trigger an expulsion order; that foreign nationals coming from a country other than that where they suffered persecution will not be admitted unless they were in that country in direct transit; that refugees may not leave the country without express permission; and that, if the conditions justifying asylum change, a refugee will be required to leave the country. With respect to workers, the rules provide that an applicant must show a need for a foreign worker that cannot be fulfilled by an Ecuadorian worker and must show a work contract or appointment. With respect to those in transit, the rules provide that no visa is required and that entry will be denied to those lacking permission to enter the country of destination and transit through countries bordering Ecuador that are on their route. Persons in this category may stay in Ecuador for only a limited time--usually 10 days for persons en route and three months for visitors. The Regulations also contain provisions on the modification of immigration status, including the rule that the status of those in transit may not be modified. In addition, they set forth the functions of the Consultative Council on Migration Policy. Among these is the task of promoting internal migration to sparsely populated areas of the country. full text

  8. THE VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTS ASSESSMENT – ACHILLES QUESTIONNAIRE (VISA-A) – A RELIABLE TOOL FOR MEASURING ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY

    PubMed Central

    Bartels, Else Marie; Langberg, Henning

    2012-01-01

    Background: Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common pathology and the aetiology is unknown. For valid and reliable assessment The Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment has designed a self-administered Achilles questionnaire, the VISA-A. The aim of the present study was to evaluate VISA-A as an outcome measure in patients with AT. Methods: A systematic search of the literature was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PEDro, Web of Science, and Cochrane Controlled trials to identify trials using VISA-A for patients with AT. This was followed by data mining and analysis of the obtained data. Results: Twenty-six clinical trials containing 1336 individuals were included. Overall mean VISA-A scores ranged from 24 (severe AT) to 100 (healthy). Mean VISA-A scores in patients with AT ranged from 24 to 96.6. Healthy subjects scored a minimum of 96. Only two groups of participants from two different studies had a post-VISA-A score as high as healthy individuals, indicating full recovery of the AT. Conclusions: A VISA-A score lower than 24 is rarely attained in AT. Only few patients with AT reach an equivalent VISA-A score compared to uninjured healthy subjects following treatment. The VISA-A is a reliable tool when assessing AT patients, providing a good assessment of the actual condition from very poor, (score around 24) to excellent (a score of 90), which based on this systematic review and previous studies could be considered full recovery from AT. PMID:22319681

  9. Smurf2 negatively modulates RIG-I-dependent antiviral response by targeting VISA/MAVS for ubiquitination and degradation.

    PubMed

    Pan, Yu; Li, Rui; Meng, Jun-Ling; Mao, He-Ting; Zhang, Yu; Zhang, Jun

    2014-05-15

    VISA (also known as MAVS, Cardif, IPS-1) is the essential adaptor protein for virus-induced activation of IFN regulatory factors 3 and 7 and production of type I IFNs. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms for VISA will provide detailed insights into the positive or negative regulation of innate immune responses. In this study, we identified Smad ubiquitin regulatory factor (Smurf) 2, one of the Smad ubiquitin regulator factor proteins, as an important negative regulator of virus-triggered type I IFN signaling, which targets at the VISA level. Overexpression of Smurf2 inhibits virus-induced IFN-β and IFN-stimulated response element activation. The E3 ligase defective mutant Smurf2/C716A loses the ability to suppress virus-induced type I IFN signaling, suggesting that the negative regulation is dependent on the ubiquitin E3 ligase activity of Smurf2. Further studies demonstrated that Smurf2 interacted with VISA and targeted VISA for K48-linked ubiquitination, which promoted the degradation of VISA. Consistently, knockout or knockdown of Smurf2 expression therefore promoted antiviral signaling, which was correlated with the increase in protein stability of VISA. Our findings suggest that Smurf2 is an important nonredundant negative regulator of virus-triggered type I IFN signaling by targeting VISA for K48-linked ubiquitination and degradation.

  10. 22 CFR 41.3 - Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. 41.3 Section 41.3 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF... Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.3 Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. Under the authority of INA 212(d)(4), the...

  11. 22 CFR 41.3 - Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. 41.3 Section 41.3 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF... Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.3 Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. Under the authority of INA 212(d)(4), the...

  12. 22 CFR 41.3 - Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. 41.3 Section 41.3 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF... Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.3 Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. Under the authority of INA 212(d)(4), the...

  13. 22 CFR 41.3 - Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. 41.3 Section 41.3 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF... Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.3 Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. Under the authority of INA 212(d)(4), the...

  14. 22 CFR 41.3 - Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. 41.3 Section 41.3 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF... Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.3 Waiver by joint action of consular and immigration officers of passport and/or visa requirements. Under the authority of INA 212(d)(4), the...

  15. 75 FR 25909 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-156K, Nonimmigrant Fiancé(e) Visa...

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  16. 75 FR 25910 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-1648, Application for A, G, or NATO Visa...

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    ...-1648, Application for A, G, or NATO Visa, OMB No. 1405-0100 ACTION: Notice of request for public... NATO Visa. OMB Control Number: 1405-0100. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Visa Services. Form Number: DS-1648. Respondents...

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    ...-1648, Application for A, G, or NATO Visa, OMB No. 1405-0100 ACTION: Notice of request for public...: Application for A, G, or NATO Visa. OMB Control Number: 1405-0100. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Visa Services. Form Number...

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    ...: Application for A, G, or NATO Visa ACTION: Notice of request for public comment. SUMMARY: The Department of... Regulations Division, Visa Services Office--DS-1648, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20520- 30106. You must... instrument and supporting documents, to Sydney Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E Street...

  20. Permanent Visas and Temporary Jobs: Evidence from Postdoctoral Participation of Foreign PhDs in the United States

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    Lan, Xiaohuan

    2012-01-01

    About 75 percent of U.S.-trained, noncitizen PhDs in science and engineering work in the United States after graduation, and 54 percent of those who stay take postdoctoral positions. The probability of postdoctoral participation is substantially higher for temporary visa holders than for permanent visa holders because of visa-related restrictions…

  1. Multimodal biometric digital watermarking on immigrant visas for homeland security

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    Sasi, Sreela; Tamhane, Kirti C.; Rajappa, Mahesh B.

    2004-08-01

    Passengers with immigrant Visa's are a major concern to the International Airports due to the various fraud operations identified. To curb tampering of genuine Visa, the Visa's should contain human identification information. Biometric characteristic is a common and reliable way to authenticate the identity of an individual [1]. A Multimodal Biometric Human Identification System (MBHIS) that integrates iris code, DNA fingerprint, and the passport number on the Visa photograph using digital watermarking scheme is presented. Digital Watermarking technique is well suited for any system requiring high security [2]. Ophthalmologists [3], [4], [5] suggested that iris scan is an accurate and nonintrusive optical fingerprint. DNA sequence can be used as a genetic barcode [6], [7]. While issuing Visa at the US consulates, the DNA sequence isolated from saliva, the iris code and passport number shall be digitally watermarked in the Visa photograph. This information is also recorded in the 'immigrant database'. A 'forward watermarking phase' combines a 2-D DWT transformed digital photograph with the personal identification information. A 'detection phase' extracts the watermarked information from this VISA photograph at the port of entry, from which iris code can be used for identification and DNA biometric for authentication, if an anomaly arises.

  2. VISA is an adapter protein required for virus-triggered IFN-beta signaling.

    PubMed

    Xu, Liang-Guo; Wang, Yan-Yi; Han, Ke-Jun; Li, Lian-Yun; Zhai, Zhonghe; Shu, Hong-Bing

    2005-09-16

    Viral infection or stimulation of TLR3 triggers signaling cascades, leading to activation of the transcription factors IRF-3 and NF-kappaB, which collaborate to induce transcription of type I interferon (IFN) genes. In this study, we identified a protein termed VISA (for virus-induced signaling adaptor) as a critical component in the IFN-beta signaling pathways. VISA recruits IRF-3 to the cytoplasmic viral dsRNA sensor RIG-I. Depletion of VISA inhibits virus-triggered and RIG-I-mediated activation of IRF-3, NF-kappaB, and the IFN-beta promoter, suggesting that VISA plays a central role in virus-triggered TLR3-independent IFN-beta signaling. Our data also indicate that VISA interacts with TRIF and TRAF6 and mediates bifurcation of the TLR3-triggered NF-kappaB and IRF-3 activation pathways. These findings suggest that VISA is critically involved in both virus-triggered TLR3-independent and TLR3-mediated antiviral IFN signaling.

  3. Molecular Events for Promotion of Vancomycin Resistance in Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus

    PubMed Central

    Hu, Qiwen; Peng, Huagang; Rao, Xiancai

    2016-01-01

    Vancomycin has been used as the last resort in the clinical treatment of serious Staphylococcus aureus infections. Vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) was discovered almost two decades ago. Aside from the vancomycin-intermediate phenotype, VISA strains from the clinic or laboratory exhibited common characteristics, such as thickened cell walls, reduced autolysis, and attenuated virulence. However, the genetic mechanisms responsible for the reduced vancomycin susceptibility in VISA are varied. The comparative genomics of vancomycin-susceptible S. aureus (VSSA)/VISA pairs showed diverse genetic mutations in VISA; only a small number of these mutations have been experimentally verified. To connect the diversified genotypes and common phenotypes in VISA, we reviewed the genetic alterations in the relative determinants, including mutations in the vraTSR, graSR, walKR, stk1/stp1, rpoB, clpP, and cmk genes. Especially, we analyzed the mechanism through which diverse mutations mediate vancomycin resistance. We propose a unified model that integrates diverse gene functions and complex biochemical processes in VISA upon the action of vancomycin. PMID:27790199

  4. Australian Study Cites Low English Standards

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    Cohen, David

    2007-01-01

    This article reports the findings of a study showing that one-third of all foreign students who studied at Australian universities speak English so poorly that they should never have been granted visas to study in the country in the first place. The study, by Robert Birrell, director of the Centre for Population and Urban Research at Australia's…

  5. 22 CFR 41.33 - Nonresident alien Canadian border crossing identification card (BCC).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... identification card (BCC). 41.33 Section 41.33 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION... BCC or the BCC portion of a Canadian B-1/B-2 Visa/BCC issued to a permanent resident of Canada... officer may revoke a BCC or a B-1/B-2 Visa/BCC issued in Canada at any time under the provisions of § 41...

  6. Ministerial Ordinance No. 530/166 of 10 July 1989, establishing measures to execute Decree-Law No. 1/007 of 20 March 1989 setting forth regulations on the entry, stay, and establishment of foreigners in Burundi and their departure.

    PubMed

    1989-01-01

    This Ordinance sets forth rules on visas, identity cards, and monetary guarantees as established in Decree-Law No. 1/007 of 20 March 1989. Visas can be granted for the purposes of transit, entry, stay, departure and return, and establishment of both determined and indeterminate length. A transit visa permits a foreigner to enter Burundi for not more than seventy-two hours; an entry visa allows a foreigner to make one or more entries into Burundi and stay there for a period of not more than three months; a visa of stay is given to a foreigner who already has a transit or entry visa and allows that person to lengthen his visit for up to six months; a visa of departure and return is granted to foreigners residing in Burundi who wish to return to Burundi after travelling abroad and is good for up to seven months; a visa of establishment of determinate length is granted to a person who wishes to become established in Burundi and whose proposed activity has already been approved; a visa of establishment of indeterminate length is granted to a foreigner who has resided in Burundi for the uninterrupted period of the preceding twenty years, although exceptions are possible, as in the case of persons who marry Burundi citizens. In order to receive an identity card, a foreigner must be registered in the community of his residence within fifteen days of obtaining a visa of establishment or permission to change his residence. Identity cards are given to six groups of foreigners: permanent residents, persons who hold visas of establishment of either determinate or indeterminate nature, diplomats, refugees, and the stateless. All persons authorized to establish themselves in Burundi are required to deposit a monetary guarantee in the amount of $1,250 US.

  7. Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Heteroresistant and Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus from Bloodstream Infections in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital

    PubMed Central

    da Costa, Thaina Miranda; Morgado, Priscylla Guimarães Migueres; Cavalcante, Fernanda Sampaio; Damasco, Andreia Paredes; Nouér, Simone Aranha; dos Santos, Kátia Regina Netto

    2016-01-01

    This study analyzed clinical and microbiological characteristics of heteroresistant (hVISA) and vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) from bloodstream infections (BSI) in a Brazilian teaching hospital, between 2011 and 2013. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of antimicrobials were determined by broth microdilution method and SCCmec was detected by PCR. Isolates with a vancomycin MIC ≥ 2mg/L were cultured on BHI agar with 3, 4 or 6 mg/L (BHIa3, BHIa4 or BHIa6) of vancomycin and BHIa4 with casein (BHIa4ca). Macromethod Etest® and Etest® Glicopeptides Resistance Detection were also used. VISA and hVISA isolates were confirmed by the population analysis profile then typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing. Medical data from the patients were obtained from their medical records. Among 110 consecutive isolates, 31 (28%) were MRSA and carried the SCCmec type II (15 isolates) or IV (16 isolates). Vancomycin MIC50 and MIC90 were 1 and 2 mg/L, respectively. MRSA isolates had increased non-susceptibility to daptomycin (p = 0.0003). Six (5%) isolates were VISA, four of which were MRSA, three SCCmec type II/USA100/ST5 and one type IV/USA800/ST3192. One MRSA SCCmec II isolate grew on agar BHIa3, BHIa4 and BHIa4ca, and it was confirmed as hVISA. Among the six VISA isolates, five (83%) grew on BHIa3 and three (50%) on BHI4ca. Four of the six VISA isolates and the one hVISA isolate were from patients who had undergone dialysis. Thus, a possible dissemination of the SCCmec II/USA100/ST5 lineage may have occurred in the hospital comprising the VISA, hVISA and daptomycin non-susceptible S. aureus Brazilian isolates from health care associated bloodstream infections. PMID:27575698

  8. Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Heteroresistant and Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus from Bloodstream Infections in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital.

    PubMed

    da Costa, Thaina Miranda; Morgado, Priscylla Guimarães Migueres; Cavalcante, Fernanda Sampaio; Damasco, Andreia Paredes; Nouér, Simone Aranha; Dos Santos, Kátia Regina Netto

    2016-01-01

    This study analyzed clinical and microbiological characteristics of heteroresistant (hVISA) and vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) from bloodstream infections (BSI) in a Brazilian teaching hospital, between 2011 and 2013. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of antimicrobials were determined by broth microdilution method and SCCmec was detected by PCR. Isolates with a vancomycin MIC ≥ 2mg/L were cultured on BHI agar with 3, 4 or 6 mg/L (BHIa3, BHIa4 or BHIa6) of vancomycin and BHIa4 with casein (BHIa4ca). Macromethod Etest® and Etest® Glicopeptides Resistance Detection were also used. VISA and hVISA isolates were confirmed by the population analysis profile then typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing. Medical data from the patients were obtained from their medical records. Among 110 consecutive isolates, 31 (28%) were MRSA and carried the SCCmec type II (15 isolates) or IV (16 isolates). Vancomycin MIC50 and MIC90 were 1 and 2 mg/L, respectively. MRSA isolates had increased non-susceptibility to daptomycin (p = 0.0003). Six (5%) isolates were VISA, four of which were MRSA, three SCCmec type II/USA100/ST5 and one type IV/USA800/ST3192. One MRSA SCCmec II isolate grew on agar BHIa3, BHIa4 and BHIa4ca, and it was confirmed as hVISA. Among the six VISA isolates, five (83%) grew on BHIa3 and three (50%) on BHI4ca. Four of the six VISA isolates and the one hVISA isolate were from patients who had undergone dialysis. Thus, a possible dissemination of the SCCmec II/USA100/ST5 lineage may have occurred in the hospital comprising the VISA, hVISA and daptomycin non-susceptible S. aureus Brazilian isolates from health care associated bloodstream infections.

  9. Relationship between day 1 and day 2 Vancomycin area under the curve values and emergence of heterogeneous Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) by Etest® macromethod among patients with MRSA bloodstream infections: a pilot study.

    PubMed

    Martirosov, Dmitriy M; Bidell, Monique R; Pai, Manjunath P; Scheetz, Marc H; Rosenkranz, Susan L; Faragon, Corey; Malik, M; Mendes, R E; Jones, R N; McNutt, Louise-Anne; Lodise, Thomas P

    2017-08-02

    In vitro data suggests that suboptimal initial vancomycin exposure may select for heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) infections. However, no clinical studies have evaluated the relationship between initial vancomycin exposure and emergence of hVISA. This pilot study seeks to assess the relationship between day 1 and day 2 vancomycin area under the curve (AUC) and emergence of hVISA bloodstream infections (BSIs) by Etest® macromethod among patients with a non-hVISA BSI at baseline. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) BSIs at Albany Medical Center Hospital (AMCH) between January 2005 and June 2009. The vancomycin AUC exposure variables on day 1 (AUC 0-24h ) and day 2 (AUC 24-48h ) were estimated using the maximal a posteriori probability (MAP) procedure in ADAPT 5. There were 238 unique episodes of MRSA BSIs during the study period, 119 of which met inclusion criteria. Overall, hVISA emerged in 7/119 (5.9%) of patients. All 7 cases of hVISA involved patients who did not achieve area under the curve over broth microdilution minimum inhibitory concentration (AUC 0-24h /MIC BMD ) ratio of 521 or an AUC 24-48h /MIC BMD ratio of 650. No associations between other day 1 and day 2 AUC variables and emergence of hVISA were noted. Although more data are needed to draw definitive conclusions, these findings suggest that hVISA emergence among patients with non-hVISA MRSA BSIs at baseline may be partially explained by suboptimal exposure to vancomycin in the first 1 to 2 days of therapy. At a minimum, these findings support further study of the relationship between initial vancomycin exposure and hVISA emergence among patients with MRSA BSIs in a well-powered, multi-center, prospective trial.

  10. Highly Pathogenic Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Nsp4 Cleaves VISA to Impair Antiviral Responses Mediated by RIG-I-like Receptors.

    PubMed

    Huang, Chen; Du, Yinping; Yu, Zhibin; Zhang, Qiong; Liu, Yihao; Tang, Jun; Shi, Jishu; Feng, Wen-Hai

    2016-06-22

    Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most significant etiological agents in the swine industry worldwide. It has been reported that PRRSV infection can modulate host immune responses, and innate immune evasion is thought to play a vital role in PRRSV pathogenesis. In this study, we demonstrated that highly pathogenic PRRSV (HP-PRRSV) infection specifically down-regulated virus-induced signaling adaptor (VISA), a unique adaptor molecule that is essential for retinoic acid induced gene-I (RIG-I) and melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 (MDA5) signal transduction. Moreover, we verified that nsp4 inhibited IRF3 activation induced by signaling molecules, including RIG-I, MDA5, VISA, and TBK1, but not IRF3. Subsequently, we demonstrated that HP-PRRSV nsp4 down-regulated VISA and suppressed type I IFN induction. Importantly, VISA was cleaved by nsp4 and released from mitochondrial membrane, which interrupted the downstream signaling of VISA. However, catalytically inactive mutant of nsp4 abolished its ability to cleave VISA. Interestingly, nsp4 of typical PRRSV strain CH-1a had no effect on VISA. Taken together, these findings reveal a strategy evolved by HP-PRRSV to counteract anti-viral innate immune signaling, which complements the known PRRSV-mediated immune-evasion mechanisms.

  11. 76 FR 60518 - Notice of Discontinuation of H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program Pilot CBP Dec. 11-16

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    2011-09-29

    ... design and implementation. During this period, DHS gathered enough data to assess the pilot's technology, design and implementation and to identify lessons learned that can be applied to programs that may have... was designed to be an automated system, considerable time and resources by CBP field personnel were...

  12. [Visa at a tertiary hospital].

    PubMed

    Martínez-Jiménez, S; Lluch-Colomer, A; Desongles-Corrales, T; Bernal-González, D; Santos-Rubio, M D; Alfaro-Lara, E R; Galván-Banqueri, M

    2013-01-01

    To analyze the visa application process and his activity at a tertiary hosipital. Descriptive study of the drug s visa activity during the period April 2011-April 2012. We designed a database and defined categories on the study variables: patients and recipes. For patients admitted to the Visa Unit, issues detected were recorded based on a previously established classification. 6738 patients were included. They involved the visa of 8,465 recipes. The visa was applied to 170 drugs and nutrition products different, being the majority Tacrolimus. During this period, we detected a total of 420 incidents being the most frequent «No clinical document» (46.67%) and the «Formal completion errors» (28.57%). This work has allowed a more detailed analysis of the activity, the types of incidents and the identification of areas for improvement. Copyright © 2013 SEFH. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.

  13. Declining Foreign Enrollment at Higher Education Institutions in the United States: A Research Note

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    Naidoo, Vik

    2007-01-01

    When the Institute of International Education reported a drop of 2.4% in international student enrollment in the United States in 2003/2004, the first absolute decline in foreign enrollments since 1971/1972 (Open Doors, 2004), many were quick to point fingers at visa policies instituted after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The "Visas…

  14. Bound for the United States: An Introduction to U.S. College and University Life.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Reed, Linda A.

    A handbook designed to assist Chinese students and scholars who are planning an extended stay on a U.S. college or university campus is presented. The guide includes a brief overview of the U.S. postsecondary education system, with attention focused on study, not research opportunities. The following topics are addressed: passports and visas for…

  15. Genomic, Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Studies of Two Well-Characterized, Laboratory-Derived Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains Derived from the Same Parent Strain

    PubMed Central

    Hattangady, Dipti S.; Singh, Atul K.; Muthaiyan, Arun; Jayaswal, Radheshyam K.; Gustafson, John E.; Ulanov, Alexander V.; Li, Zhong; Wilkinson, Brian J.; Pfeltz, Richard F.

    2015-01-01

    Complete genome comparisons, transcriptomic and metabolomic studies were performed on two laboratory-selected, well-characterized vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) derived from the same parent MRSA that have changes in cell wall composition and decreased autolysis. A variety of mutations were found in the VISA, with more in strain 13136p−m+V20 (vancomycin MIC = 16 µg/mL) than strain 13136p−m+V5 (MIC = 8 µg/mL). Most of the mutations have not previously been associated with the VISA phenotype; some were associated with cell wall metabolism and many with stress responses, notably relating to DNA damage. The genomes and transcriptomes of the two VISA support the importance of gene expression regulation to the VISA phenotype. Similarities in overall transcriptomic and metabolomic data indicated that the VISA physiologic state includes elements of the stringent response, such as downregulation of protein and nucleotide synthesis, the pentose phosphate pathway and nutrient transport systems. Gene expression for secreted virulence determinants was generally downregulated, but was more variable for surface-associated virulence determinants, although capsule formation was clearly inhibited. The importance of activated stress response elements could be seen across all three analyses, as in the accumulation of osmoprotectant metabolites such as proline and glutamate. Concentrations of potential cell wall precursor amino acids and glucosamine were increased in the VISA strains. Polyamines were decreased in the VISA, which may facilitate the accrual of mutations. Overall, the studies confirm the wide variability in mutations and gene expression patterns that can lead to the VISA phenotype. PMID:27025616

  16. VISA is required for B cell expression of TLR7.

    PubMed

    Xu, Liang-Guo; Jin, Lei; Zhang, Bi-Cheng; Akerlund, Linda J; Shu, Hong-Bing; Cambier, John C

    2012-01-01

    B cells play a critical role in the initialization and development of the systemic lupus erythematosus that is dependent on the expression of the endosomal ssRNA receptor TLR7. Previous studies have established that B cell expression of TLR7 is controlled by the type I IFN secreted by plasmacytoid dendritic cells. In this article, we report that VISA, also known as MAVS, IPS-1, and CardIf, essential for RIG-I/MDA5-mediated signaling following sensing of cytosolic RNA, regulate B cell expression of TLR7 and CD23. We found that B cells from a VISA(-/-) mouse express reduced TLR7 but normal basal levels of type I IFN. We also show that although IFN-β and TLR7 agonists synergize to promote TLR7 expression in VISA(-/-) B cells, they do not fully complement the defect seen in VISA(-/-) cells. Cell transfer experiments revealed that the observed effects of VISA(-/-) are B cell intrinsic. The reduced TLR7 expression in B cells is correlated with impaired TLR7 agonist-induced upregulation of activation markers CD69 and CD86, cell proliferation, production of IFN-α, TNF, and IL-12, and NF-κB activation. Finally, studies indicate that genetic background may influence the observed phenotype of our VISA(-/-) mice, because VISA(-/-) B cells differ in CD23 and TLR7 expression when on C57BL/6 versus 129Sv-C57BL/6 background. Thus, our findings suggest an unexpected link between VISA-mediated cytosolic RLR signaling and autoimmunity.

  17. 8 CFR 217.7 - Electronic data transmission requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Electronic data transmission requirement... VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217.7 Electronic data transmission requirement. (a) An alien who applies for... to submit the required electronic arrival or departure manifests specified in paragraph (a) of this...

  18. 8 CFR 217.7 - Electronic data transmission requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Electronic data transmission requirement... VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217.7 Electronic data transmission requirement. (a) An alien who applies for... to submit the required electronic arrival or departure manifests specified in paragraph (a) of this...

  19. 8 CFR 217.7 - Electronic data transmission requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Electronic data transmission requirement... VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217.7 Electronic data transmission requirement. (a) An alien who applies for... to submit the required electronic arrival or departure manifests specified in paragraph (a) of this...

  20. 8 CFR 217.7 - Electronic data transmission requirement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Electronic data transmission requirement... VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217.7 Electronic data transmission requirement. (a) An alien who applies for... to submit the required electronic arrival or departure manifests specified in paragraph (a) of this...

  1. 78 FR 35044 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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    2013-06-11

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency Information Collection Activities: Visa Waiver Program Carrier Agreement (CBP Form I-775) AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection... information collection: 1651-0110. SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of...

  2. Highly Pathogenic Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Nsp4 Cleaves VISA to Impair Antiviral Responses Mediated by RIG-I-like Receptors

    PubMed Central

    Huang, Chen; Du, Yinping; Yu, Zhibin; Zhang, Qiong; Liu, Yihao; Tang, Jun; Shi, Jishu; Feng, Wen-hai

    2016-01-01

    Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most significant etiological agents in the swine industry worldwide. It has been reported that PRRSV infection can modulate host immune responses, and innate immune evasion is thought to play a vital role in PRRSV pathogenesis. In this study, we demonstrated that highly pathogenic PRRSV (HP-PRRSV) infection specifically down-regulated virus-induced signaling adaptor (VISA), a unique adaptor molecule that is essential for retinoic acid induced gene-I (RIG-I) and melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 (MDA5) signal transduction. Moreover, we verified that nsp4 inhibited IRF3 activation induced by signaling molecules, including RIG-I, MDA5, VISA, and TBK1, but not IRF3. Subsequently, we demonstrated that HP-PRRSV nsp4 down-regulated VISA and suppressed type I IFN induction. Importantly, VISA was cleaved by nsp4 and released from mitochondrial membrane, which interrupted the downstream signaling of VISA. However, catalytically inactive mutant of nsp4 abolished its ability to cleave VISA. Interestingly, nsp4 of typical PRRSV strain CH-1a had no effect on VISA. Taken together, these findings reveal a strategy evolved by HP-PRRSV to counteract anti-viral innate immune signaling, which complements the known PRRSV-mediated immune-evasion mechanisms. PMID:27329948

  3. Mutation of RNA polymerase beta subunit (rpoB) promotes hVISA-to-VISA phenotypic conversion of strain Mu3.

    PubMed

    Matsuo, Miki; Hishinuma, Tomomi; Katayama, Yuki; Cui, Longzhu; Kapi, Maria; Hiramatsu, Keiichi

    2011-09-01

    The clinical vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) strain Mu50 carries two mutations in the vraSR and graRS two-component regulatory systems (TCRSs), namely, vraS(I5N) and graR(N197S) (hereinafter designated graR). The clinical heterogeneously vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) strain Mu3 shares with Mu50 the mutation in vraS that encodes the VraS two-component histidine kinase. Previously, we showed that introduction of the plasmid pgraR, carrying the mutated two-component response regulator graR, converted the hVISA strain Mu3 into VISA (vancomycin MIC = 4 mg/liter). Subsequently, however, we found that the introduction of a single copy of graR into the Mu3 chromosome by a gene replacement method did not confer on Mu3 the VISA phenotype. The gene-replaced strain Mu3graR thus obtained remained hVISA (MIC ≤ 2 mg/liter), although a small increase in vancomycin MIC was observed compared to that of the parent strain Mu3. Reevaluation of the Mu3 and Mu50 genomes revealed the presence of another mutation responsible for the expression of the VISA phenotype in Mu50. Here, we demonstrate that in addition to the two regulator mutations, a third mutation found in the Mu50 rpoB gene, encoding the RNA polymerase β subunit, was required for Mu3 to achieve the level of vancomycin resistance of Mu50. The selection of strain Mu3graR with rifampin gave rise to rpoB mutants with various levels of increased vancomycin resistance. Furthermore, 3 (33%) of 10 independently isolated VISA strains established from the heterogeneous subpopulations of Mu3graR were found to possess rpoB mutations with or without an accompanying rifampin-resistance phenotype. The data indicate that a sizable proportion of the resistant hVISA cell subpopulations is composed of spontaneous rpoB mutants with various degrees of increased vancomycin resistance.

  4. 8 CFR 211.1 - Visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: IMMIGRANTS..., unexpired immigrant visa; (2) A valid, unexpired Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, if seeking readmission... issuance of an immigrant visa to his or her accompanying parent who applies for admission during the...

  5. 22 CFR 41.42 - [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false [Reserved] 41.42 Section 41.42 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Crewman and Crew-List Visas § 41.42 [Reserved] ...

  6. 22 CFR 41.42 - [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false [Reserved] 41.42 Section 41.42 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Crewman and Crew-List Visas § 41.42 [Reserved] ...

  7. 22 CFR 41.42 - [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false [Reserved] 41.42 Section 41.42 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Crewman and Crew-List Visas § 41.42 [Reserved] ...

  8. 22 CFR 41.42 - [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false [Reserved] 41.42 Section 41.42 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Crewman and Crew-List Visas § 41.42 [Reserved] ...

  9. 22 CFR 41.42 - [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false [Reserved] 41.42 Section 41.42 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Crewman and Crew-List Visas § 41.42 [Reserved] ...

  10. Targeted expression of BikDD combined with metronomic doxorubicin induces synergistic antitumor effect through Bax activation in hepatocellular carcinoma

    PubMed Central

    Dai, Huei-Yue; Chen, Hui-Yu; Lai, Wei-Chen; Hung, Mien-Chie; Li, Long-Yuan

    2015-01-01

    Conventional chemotherapy is commonly used to treat advanced non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) but this treatment modality has not demonstrated convincing survival benefit in HCC patients. Our previous studies indicated that targeted expression of therapeutic BikDD driven by a liver cancer-specific α-fetoprotein promoter/enhancer (eAFP) in the VISA backbone (eAFP-VISA-BikDD) significantly and specifically kills HCC cells in multiple orthotopic animal models. To enhance its therapeutic efficacy, we combined eAFP-VISA-BikDD with chemotherapeutic agents and found that eAFP-VISA-BikDD plus doxorubicin (Dox) or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) demonstrated synergistic cytotoxicity in HCC cells. Specifically, the combination of eAFP-VISA-BikDD plus Dox markedly induced apoptosis via increased Bax mitochondrial translocation and cytoplasmic cytochrome c release. Compared with either agent alone, a low dose of Dox combined with eAFP-VISA-BikDD induced better antitumor effect and prolonged longer survival of mice in two orthotopic liver cancer xenograft models. Our findings provide strong preclinical support for evaluating the combined therapy of eAFP-VISA-BikDD and Dox in a clinical setting as a treatment option for HCC. PMID:26247632

  11. 8 CFR 101.2 - Presumption of lawful admission; entry under erroneous name or other errors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... concealing his identity when obtaining a passport or visa, or for the purpose of using the passport or visa... making application for a passport or visa to have permitted the issuing authority or authorities to have...

  12. 8 CFR 101.2 - Presumption of lawful admission; entry under erroneous name or other errors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... concealing his identity when obtaining a passport or visa, or for the purpose of using the passport or visa... making application for a passport or visa to have permitted the issuing authority or authorities to have...

  13. 8 CFR 101.2 - Presumption of lawful admission; entry under erroneous name or other errors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... concealing his identity when obtaining a passport or visa, or for the purpose of using the passport or visa... making application for a passport or visa to have permitted the issuing authority or authorities to have...

  14. 8 CFR 101.2 - Presumption of lawful admission; entry under erroneous name or other errors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... concealing his identity when obtaining a passport or visa, or for the purpose of using the passport or visa... making application for a passport or visa to have permitted the issuing authority or authorities to have...

  15. 8 CFR 101.2 - Presumption of lawful admission; entry under erroneous name or other errors.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... concealing his identity when obtaining a passport or visa, or for the purpose of using the passport or visa... making application for a passport or visa to have permitted the issuing authority or authorities to have...

  16. 22 CFR 41.106 - Processing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Processing. 41.106 Section 41.106 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.106 Processing. Consular officers must...

  17. 22 CFR 41.106 - Processing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Processing. 41.106 Section 41.106 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.106 Processing. Consular officers must...

  18. 22 CFR 41.106 - Processing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Processing. 41.106 Section 41.106 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.106 Processing. Consular officers must...

  19. 22 CFR 41.106 - Processing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Processing. 41.106 Section 41.106 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.106 Processing. Consular officers must...

  20. 22 CFR 41.106 - Processing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Processing. 41.106 Section 41.106 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Application for Nonimmigrant Visa § 41.106 Processing. Consular officers must...

  1. New Immigration Requirements for Students in U.S. Who Are Not U.S. Citizens

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Crum, Emily; Jacobs, Judy

    The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has delayed the date by which students in the United States who are not U.S. citizens, and who hold non-immigrant visas, must provide-through their schools-certain information to the INS that will be entered in the service's new Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. The new deadline is 15 February. The initial deadline for providing this information was 30 January. However, it has been delayed two weeks ``to accommodate schools and visitors centers that are new users'' of the Internet-based SEVIS system, according to a statement released by the INS.

  2. 76 FR 34720 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Personnel Surety Program

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-14

    ...; Date of birth; Place of birth; Gender; Citizenship; Passport information; Visa information; Alien... birth; and c. Citizenship or Gender. The Department will require that high-risk chemical facilities.... Aliases; b. Gender (for Non-U.S. persons); c. Place of birth; and d. DHS Redress Number. In lieu of...

  3. 8 CFR 217.6 - Carrier agreements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Carrier agreements. 217.6 Section 217.6 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217... may notify a carrier of the existence of a basis for termination of a carrier agreement under this...

  4. 8 CFR 217.6 - Carrier agreements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 8 Aliens and Nationality 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Carrier agreements. 217.6 Section 217.6 Aliens and Nationality DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM § 217... may notify a carrier of the existence of a basis for termination of a carrier agreement under this...

  5. 22 CFR 41.26 - Diplomatic visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... and consular officers of career; (viii) Military officers holding a rank not inferior to that of a... that of a rear admiral in the United States Navy; (ix) Military, naval, air and other attaché and... Development Program; (vi) The Executive Director of the: (A) United Nation's Children's Fund; (B) United...

  6. 22 CFR 41.26 - Diplomatic visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... and consular officers of career; (viii) Military officers holding a rank not inferior to that of a... that of a rear admiral in the United States Navy; (ix) Military, naval, air and other attaché and... Development Program; (vi) The Executive Director of the: (A) United Nation's Children's Fund; (B) United...

  7. 22 CFR 41.26 - Diplomatic visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... and consular officers of career; (viii) Military officers holding a rank not inferior to that of a... that of a rear admiral in the United States Navy; (ix) Military, naval, air and other attaché and... Development Program; (vi) The Executive Director of the: (A) United Nation's Children's Fund; (B) United...

  8. 22 CFR 41.26 - Diplomatic visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... and consular officers of career; (viii) Military officers holding a rank not inferior to that of a... that of a rear admiral in the United States Navy; (ix) Military, naval, air and other attaché and... Development Program; (vi) The Executive Director of the: (A) United Nation's Children's Fund; (B) United...

  9. 22 CFR 41.26 - Diplomatic visas.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... and consular officers of career; (viii) Military officers holding a rank not inferior to that of a... that of a rear admiral in the United States Navy; (ix) Military, naval, air and other attaché and... Development Program; (vi) The Executive Director of the: (A) United Nation's Children's Fund; (B) United...

  10. Visual Impairment Screening Assessment (VISA) tool: pilot validation.

    PubMed

    Rowe, Fiona J; Hepworth, Lauren R; Hanna, Kerry L; Howard, Claire

    2018-03-06

    To report and evaluate a new Vision Impairment Screening Assessment (VISA) tool intended for use by the stroke team to improve identification of visual impairment in stroke survivors. Prospective case cohort comparative study. Stroke units at two secondary care hospitals and one tertiary centre. 116 stroke survivors were screened, 62 by naïve and 54 by non-naïve screeners. Both the VISA screening tool and the comprehensive specialist vision assessment measured case history, visual acuity, eye alignment, eye movements, visual field and visual inattention. Full completion of VISA tool and specialist vision assessment was achieved for 89 stroke survivors. Missing data for one or more sections typically related to patient's inability to complete the assessment. Sensitivity and specificity of the VISA screening tool were 90.24% and 85.29%, respectively; the positive and negative predictive values were 93.67% and 78.36%, respectively. Overall agreement was significant; k=0.736. Lowest agreement was found for screening of eye movement and visual inattention deficits. This early validation of the VISA screening tool shows promise in improving detection accuracy for clinicians involved in stroke care who are not specialists in vision problems and lack formal eye training, with potential to lead to more prompt referral with fewer false positives and negatives. Pilot validation indicates acceptability of the VISA tool for screening of visual impairment in stroke survivors. Sensitivity and specificity were high indicating the potential accuracy of the VISA tool for screening purposes. Results of this study have guided the revision of the VISA screening tool ahead of full clinical validation. © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.

  11. 22 CFR 41.0 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Definitions. 41.0 Section 41.0 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.0 Definitions. For...

  12. 22 CFR 41.0 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Definitions. 41.0 Section 41.0 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.0 Definitions. For...

  13. 22 CFR 41.0 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Definitions. 41.0 Section 41.0 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.0 Definitions. For...

  14. 22 CFR 41.0 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Definitions. 41.0 Section 41.0 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.0 Definitions. For...

  15. 22 CFR 41.0 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Definitions. 41.0 Section 41.0 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Passport and Visas Not Required for Certain Nonimmigrants § 41.0 Definitions. For...

  16. ECSIT bridges RIG-I-like receptors to VISA in signaling events of innate antiviral responses.

    PubMed

    Lei, Cao-Qi; Zhang, Yu; Li, Mi; Jiang, Li-Qun; Zhong, Bo; Kim, Yong Ho; Shu, Hong-Bing

    2015-01-01

    Upon binding to RNA structures from invading viruses, RIG-I and MDA5 are recruited to mitochondria to interact with VISA and initiate antiviral type I interferon (IFN) responses. How this process is mediated is less understood. In this report, we demonstrate that ECSIT is an essential scaffolding protein that mediates the association of VISA and RIG-I or MDA5. Overexpression of ECSIT potentiated virus-triggered activation of IFN-regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) and expression of IFNB1, whereas knockdown of ECSIT impaired viral infection-induced activation of IRF3 and expression of IFNB1 as well as cellular antiviral responses. Mechanistically, ECSIT was associated with VISA on mitochondria and important for bridging RIG-I and MDA5 to VISA. Our findings suggest that ECSIT mediates virus-triggered type I IFN induction by bridging RIG-I and MDA5 to the VISA complex, and provide new insights into the molecular events of innate antiviral immune responses. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.

  17. Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version VISA-P Questionnaire for Patellar Tendinopathy in Adolescent Elite Volleyball Athletes.

    PubMed

    Park, Byung-Hyun; Seo, Jeong-Hwan; Ko, Myoung-Hwan; Park, Sung-Hee

    2013-10-01

    To translate the English Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment for patellar tendinopathy (VISA-P) questionnaire into a Korean version and to determine the reliability and validity of the Korean version. The English VISA-P questionnaire was translated into Korean according to the internationally recommended guidelines. Then, 28 adolescent elite volleyball athletes (average age, 16 years; range, 14 to 19 years) were asked to complete the questionnaire three times (before examination, after examination, and 1 week later) for reliability. They were evaluated through a physical examination and ultrasonography to diagnosis patellar tendinopathy. The internal consistency of the VISA-P questionnaire by Cronbach's alpha was 0.80 for the first, 0.78 for the second, and 0.79 for the third assessment. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between the first and second assessments was 0.97. The ICC between the second and third assessments was 0.96. The mean VISA-P scores were 67.6±15.7 for the patellar tendinopathy group (n=23) and 92.6±8.6 for the normal group (n=5). There were significantly lower VISA-P scores in the patellar tendinopathy group compared to the normal group. The translated Korean version VISA-P questionnaire has good internal consistency, test-retest reliability and validity. In addition, this study indicated that most adolescent elite volleyball athletes had patellar tendon problems. Therefore, the Korean version VISA-P is a useful self-administered outcome score of athletes with patellar tendinopathy.

  18. Danish VISA-A questionnaire with validation and reliability testing for Danish-speaking Achilles tendinopathy patients.

    PubMed

    Iversen, J V; Bartels, E M; Jørgensen, J E; Nielsen, T G; Ginnerup, C; Lind, M C; Langberg, H

    2016-12-01

    The VISA-A questionnaire has proven to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing severity of Achilles tendinopathy (AT). The aim was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the VISA-A questionnaire for a Danish-speaking AT population, and subsequently perform validity and reliability tests. Translation and following cross-cultural adaptation was performed as translation, synthesis, reverse translation, expert review, and pretesting. The final Danish version (VISA-A-DK) was tested for reliability on healthy controls (n = 75) and patients (n = 36). Tests for internal consistency, validity, and structure were performed on 71 patients. VISA-A-DK showed good reliability for patients (r = 0.80 ICC = 0.79) and healthy individuals (r = 0.98 ICC = 0.97). Internal consistency was 0.73 (Cronbach's alpha). The mean VISA-A-DK score in AT patients was 51 [47-55]. This was significantly lower than healthy controls with a score of 93 (90-95). Criterion validity was considered good when comparing the scores of the Danish version with the original version in both healthy individuals and patients. VISA-A-DK is a valid and reliable instrument and has shown compatible to the original version in assessment of AT patients. VISA-A-DK is a useful tool in the assessment of AT, both in research and in a clinical setting. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  19. 22 CFR 41.54 - Intracompany transferees (executives, managers, and specialized knowledge employees).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ..., and specialized knowledge employees). 41.54 Section 41.54 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.54 Intracompany transferees (executives, managers, and specialized knowledge employees...

  20. 22 CFR 41.54 - Intracompany transferees (executives, managers, and specialized knowledge employees).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ..., and specialized knowledge employees). 41.54 Section 41.54 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE VISAS VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED Business and Media Visas § 41.54 Intracompany transferees (executives, managers, and specialized knowledge employees...

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