36. Where can I find information about US State Department visa regulations for foreigners.
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This article is from the Lebanon FAQ, by Alaa Dakroub dakroub@leb.net with numerous contributions by others.
36. Where can I find information about US State Department visa regulations for foreigners.
If you need any information about US visas or related subjects,
check out the new State Department BBS.
Here is a detailed description on how to access the BBS:
In order to access the Sate Department's BBS, you need to have
a Telecommunications software, such as Procomm, a modem, and a
phone line (of course!).
In the Telecommunications software, set the transmissions options
as follows:
Baude Rate: 9600(or 2400 if 9600 is not available)
Parity: None
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Duplex: Full
Phone number: 1-(202) 647 9225
Then, use the dial command to connect to the BBS. Once connected,
online information will come up on screen, and it is easy to follow.
This procedure was tested with a 9600 baud modem, and it worked fine!
Note: The BBS is not connected to Internet, yet!
The U.S Embassy is to reopen in Beirut. For more details here a UPI article of
Sun, 14 Nov 93
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 93 11:40:10 EST
Subject: U.S. Embassy announces partial reopening in Lebanon
AWKAR, Lebanon (UPI) -- The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon announced Sunday
the partial reopening of its consular section, which will resume
granting tourist visas to Lebanese with previous U.S. visas in a first
such move since the 1984 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut.
Charge d'Affaires Vincent Battle made the announcement at the heavily
guarded hilltop embassy compound in the Christian neighborhood of Awkar,
8 miles (13 km) northeast of Beirut.
``The service of visitor visas will be reintroduced at the U.S.
Embassy in Beirut with immediate effect,'' Battle said.
He said only Lebanese who can prove they previously held visas to
enter the United States will be allowed to apply in Lebanon.
Battle said first-time applicants must continue seeking U.S. consular
services outside Lebanon.
For nearly a decade, Lebanese have been forced by the closure of the
U.S. consular section in Beirut to travel to neighboring Syria or Cyprus
for U.S. visa services.
The United States suspended its consular activities in Lebanon after
a suicide bomber rammed the embassy compound in Awkar on Sept. 20, 1984.
A dozen people, including two U.S. nationals, were killed and 90
others were wounded in the attack, which was claimed by the pro-Iranian
Islamic Jihad.
One year earlier, on April 18, 1983, a suicide truck bomber wrecked
the U.S. Embassy in then Muslim-controlled west Beirut, killing more
than 60 people. Seventeen U.S. nationals died, including the CIA's top
Middle East agent.
The U.S. charge d'affaires described the long-awaited, although
incomplete, move to reissue non-immigrant visas to Lebanese as a ``first
but significant step toward a full establishment of the consular
services in Lebanon.''
Battle said he expected some 50,000 to 60,000 Lebanese who previously
held visas will benefit from the reactivated consular services.
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