House Votes to Abolish the INS
As you may have seen, yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives voted to abolish the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and create two new bureaus that would handle its functions. VisaNow.com feels that this is the beginning of a long process of restructuring the way that U.S. immigration is handled by the government. The passage of this bill in the House may lead to fast approval a parallel bill in the Senate.

We should not expect any changes in the way that immigration processing is handled for the foreseeable future. An overhaul of the INS will not happen overnight. The agency’s processing of applications will continue as usual, and VisaNow.com is confident that we will have fair warning before any kind of new system is implemented.

We welcome the government’s interest in creating a more accountable, efficient immigration system, and applaud the fact that action – at least the initial steps – are being taken.