11.   Giuliani said the visa lottery is free, and warned applicants to avoid people who ask for money to help with the visa process.

12.   Importantly, the proposal would reform the student visa process.

13.   Many others wishing to attend the NGO Forum on Women are battling bureaucratic obstacles and delays in the visa process.

14.   On Thursday, American Airlines specialists were coordinating transportation, helping relatives assemble necessary documents and guiding others through interviews to speed up the visa process.

15.   Secretary of State Colin Powell, in an interview with Fox News Channel, said he hoped the slowdown in the visa process would be a temporary measure.

16.   Speaking to reporters on the eve of her departure to China, Mongella said the Chinese government waited too long to begin the visa process.

17.   The case attracted the attention of U.S. Representatives Charles Schumer and Jerrold Nadler, who pressed the INS to speed the visa approval process.

18.   The compromise plan would shorten the visa application process from months to days.

19.   The horror stories usually start with the Soviet-style visa process.

20.   The mission said the Cuban government had backed away from an earlier agreement on a more efficient visa application process.