1.   A new policy that caught the Kaplans and other parents by surprise has meant long delays in getting American visas for the adopted children.

2.   But the Administration is required by the law to deny American visas to executives of foreign companies that do extensive business in Cuba.

3.   Getting an American visa and adjusting to a new life are far more daunting tasks.

4.   He was given an American visa because he falls below the rank of the highest officials in the Taliban government, who are barred from traveling under an embargo.

5.   In some countries, like the Philippines, the projected wait for American visas is so long that the categories for siblings and adult children effectively no longer exist.

6.   In the ensuing years, relations with the United States deteriorated to the point where Arafat no longer was given American visas.

7.   Lashkar has little need for American visas.

8.   Last month, the Senate passed a bill that seeks to make it harder for Iranian citizens, among others, to get American visas.

9.   Luna wanted to see the Olympics, but she could not get an American visa.

10.   North Korea and the United States do not have diplomatic relations, but the visitors were issued American visas in Beijing.