The process of obtaining a visa for travel at a U.S. Embassy
or Consulate overseas can be a daunting experience.
Moreover, any consular visa application constitutes a
request for a U.S. government benefit and action, which in
turn means that any person's visa and status issues can be
and most often are reviewed and analyzed post-9/11 by
Consuls. The risks of denial, while not high, are
nevertheless very real.
It is therefore incumbent upon all applicants for visas at
U.,S. Consular operations overseas to be fully prepared for
their visa interview.
The Tindall & Foster team of attorneys includes two
experienced former Consular Officers from the Department of
State. Both attorneys (H.
Richard Sindelar &
Mark S. Cross) have
ample experience from the governmental perspective of visa
procedures and adjudication.
Tindall & Foster regularly assists clients with development
of consular and port-of-entry strategies for prospective
employees and clients soon to be entering the country. Such
strategies may include:
Preparation and lodgment of applications for waivers of
grounds of inadmissibility;
Preparation of consular application packages and
port-of-entry letters;
Assistance in resolving pending visa cases in Consular posts
abroad; and
Consultations with border inspectors and directors.
Also, very importantly,
Tindall & Foster coordinates regular trips for clients to
the American Consulates in Mexico and Canada. On these
trips, a Tindall & Foster attorney accompanies third-country
nationals through the process of applying for nonimmigrant
visas, extensions, or renewals of visas as well as
accompanying the client through border inspection upon
return to the United States.