STATE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO REDUCE VISA INTERVIEW WAIT TIMES

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/01/180628.htm

YEAR-ON-YEAR DEMAND UP IN CHINA AND BRAZIL: STATE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO REDUCE VISA INTERVIEW WAIT TIMES

Visa processing in Brazil and China jumped more than 50 percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 from the same period in 2011. At the same time, on our missions in China and Brazil decreased the wait for visa interviews. In China, visa interview wait times are only two days at any of our five - processing posts. In Brazil, wait times are down to 15 days in Rio de Janeiro and six days in Brasilia.