11.   Applicants from nations like South Korea and Thailand, which have also undergone economic crises, have reported increasing problems too in obtaining visas.

12.   As Munitz noted, the security cards of one institute did not work for the others, which meant that visiting a different area was like obtaining a visa.

13.   Because the program eliminates the need to obtain a visa, visitors under the program avoid the pre-screening that consular officers normally perform on visa applicants.

14.   Binalshibh made his fourth attempt to obtain a visa to visit the United States, the government says.

15.   Bin Laden also hoped the recruits would obtain travel visas in the United States that could be used by al Qaeda operatives to move between countries without security concerns.

16.   A second provision would actually encourage illegals to stay underground rather than risk going abroad, as they might soon have to, to obtain immigrant visas.

17.   After passing the SAT and obtaining a visa, she finally arrived at USC.

18.   But Frank Caputo, vice president of the Cleveland Institute, is expert at obtaining visas for international students.

19.   But his beloved older sister, Fruma, was unable to obtain visas for herself, her husband and small children.

20.   By law, a mother can apply for her children to obtain visas, Merritt said, but the wait is about six years.