英语翻译American officials say they are working to reduce visa d

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American officials say they are working to reduce visa delays that have affected foreign science students,researchers and others.The delays involve a security clearance process called Visas Mantis.Through this program,different government agencies try to identify visa applicants who could threaten national security.
The aim is to protect American military technology or technology with possible military uses to other countries or to terrorists.A two thousand five report said that seventy percent of Mantis requests came from China,Russia and Ukraine.
The United States strengthened its visa requirements after the terrorist attacks in two thousand one.But the Visas Mantis program already existed by then.The State Department combined several programs dating to the Cold War into the current program in nineteen ninety-eight.
There have been delays before.Officials said the average processing time in October of two thousand three was seventy-five days.The wait was cut to fifteen days under pressure from Congress.But the wait time has increased again over the past year.
Andy Laine,a State Department spokesman,says the program now has more workers and new procedures.He says the changes went into effect on May twenty-ninth with the goal to process all requests within two weeks.
But he also says many visas are delayed because foreign students do not bring all their paperwork when requesting their travel documents.He advises students to make an appointment at an American embassy or consulate as soon as they are accepted to a school.They should take all their acceptance materials with them.
Higher education groups complained about the delays for foreign science students and scholars.So did professional groups that hold international conferences in the United States.
The delays may be one reason why graduate school applications from international students have slowed for the third year.Early findings show that applications rose just four percent from two thousand eight to two thousand nine.
The Council of Graduate Schools says this followed an increase of six percent last year and nine percent the year before that.International applications increased by twelve percent from two thousand five to two thousand six.

美国官员说他们工作减少影响了外国科学学生,研究员和其他的签证延迟.延迟介入安全限界过程告诉的Visas Mantis.通过这个节目,不同的政府机构设法辨认可能威胁国家安全的签证申请人.
目标将保护美国与可能的军事用途的军事技术或技术对其他国家或对恐怖分子.二千五报告说Mantis 请求的百分之七十来自中国、俄国和乌克兰.
美国在二千一个的恐怖袭击以后加强了它的签证要求.但是签证螳螂节目那时已经存在了.在1998国务院结合了约会对冷战的几个节目入现行程序.
这是延迟以前.官员说平均处理时间在10月二千三是七十五天.等待被削减了对十五天受到来自国会的压力.但是等待时间在去年再增加了.
Andy Laine,国务院发言人,说节目现在有更多工作者和新的做法.他说变动在5月二十九日在二个星期内生效以目标处理所有请求.
他也说的But许多签证被延迟,因为外国学生不带来所有他们的文书工作,当请求他们的旅行文件时.当他们被接受到学校,他劝告学生在美国使馆定约会或领事馆.他们应该采取与他们的所有他们的采纳材料.
Higher教育小组抱怨外国科学学生和学者的延迟.因此做了在美国举行国际会议的专业小组.
延迟也许是一个原因为什么从国际学生的研究生院应用为第三学年减慢了.早研究结果表示,应用上升了从二千八的百分之四到二千九.
研究生院The委员会说这去年跟随了百分之六和百分之九增量前一年那.国际应用增加了百分之十二从二千五到二千六.