Document #1239699

IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)

Information on whether a Type R Class B-1/B-2 visa could be given for ten years; on what requirements are needed to obtain a ten- year visa and on whether a visa would be given for a ten-year period if the validity of the passport does not exceed five years [USA23942.E]

For information on the requirements and issuance of a B-1 or B-2 visa, please consulted the attached 2 May 1996 letter received from the Embassy of the United States of America in Ottawa. For information on whether a ten-year visa would be placed in a five-year passport, please consult the attached 24 April 1996 letter received from the Embassy of the United States of America in Ottawa.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Attachments


Embassy of the United States of America, Ottawa. 2 May 1996. Letter received by the DIRB

_____. 24 April 1996. Letter received by the DIRB.
e1996/05/00

ecoi.net description:
Information on whether a Type R Class B-1/B-2 visa could be given for ten years; on what requirements are needed to obtain a ten- year visa and on whether a visa would be given for a ten-year period if the validity of the passport does not exceed five years [USA23942.E]
Country:
United States of America
Source:
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Published:
9 May 1996
Document type:
Response
Language:
English
Document ID:
1239699 (former ID 198214)

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