http://community.usatourist.com/blogs/alerts/archive/tags/US+visa/default.aspxTags: US visaenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://community.usatourist.com/blogs/alerts/archive/2008/10/02/visas-for-hiv-positive-travelers.aspxThu, 02 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT4e4fd63e-77d9-42b3-82cf-24aeb540ec1f:1052Mike Leco0http://community.usatourist.com/blogs/alerts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1052http://community.usatourist.com/blogs/alerts/archive/2008/10/02/visas-for-hiv-positive-travelers.aspx#comments<p>The US Department of Homeland Security has finally issued a new set of rules governing the issuance of visas for travelers infected with the Human Immunodefficiency Virus (HIV).&nbsp; This new regulation streamlines the process of obtaining a short-term visitors&nbsp;visa to visit the USA.</p> <p>Previously, persons infected with HIV were denied access to the USA unless they obtained a special individual waiver from the Department of Homeland Security.&nbsp; Now, anyone infected with HIV that meets all the other visitor qualifications, can obtain a visitor&#39;s visa from the US consulate in their home country. This should make the process much more convenient and rapid.</p><img src="http://community.usatourist.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1052" width="1" height="1">USAHomeland SecurityAIDSUS visavisasHIV