Travel Fact

The U.S. State Department says consular offices in countries including China, Brazil an Mexico have adopted measure to ease visa-application processes in response to booming demand.  Consular offices in China have reported reaching 1 million non immigrant visa applications for fiscal 2012, representing a 43% rise from the past fiscal year's figures.  Brazil is also nearing the 1 million mark, with the number of applications having risen nearly 44% in fiscal 2012 against last year.