News Services People gather at the immigration and naturalization service office to hear instructions on applying for immigration services.
Today is a key visa application deadline.
The Honolulu Advertiser Illegal immigrants are flocking to immigration offices to apply for visas as a deadline approaches today. Some Immigration and Naturalization Service centers were extending hours Saturday and today, while immigrant advocacy groups and attorneys were working late to help last-minute filers with their applications. We're getting a tremendous increase in the volume of calls. She said that in March the agency received the highest number of visa applications ever for a one-month period. Over a three-month period the agency has handled more than a million calls per month, a 33 percent increase over the typical month.