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• SIBLING OF T1 (T5)
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• Dependent visas   You will be asked the surnames and given names of the primary applicant. 
• Application Receipt/Petition Number  Used when the trip purpose is for CW/E2C, H, K, L, O, P, R, T, or U visas. 
• Principal Applicant’s Company Name  Only used if the applicant is not the principal applicant, and the trip purpose is Treaty Trader/Investor (E1, E2).
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• SELF, PRESENT EMPLOYER, EMPLOYER IN THE U.S. If you choose any of these options, no further question regarding it will be asked. 
• Surnames of Person Paying for Trip  
• Given Names of Person Paying for Trip  
• Telephone Number  
• Email Address   (You can click “Does Not Apply” if appropriate)
• Relationship to You   Choose from CHILD, PARENT, SPOUSE, OTHER RELATIVE, FRIEND, OTHER

If you choose this option, you will be asked to provide further information:

• Name of Company/Organization Paying for Trip 
• Relationship to you  
• Address of Company/Organization Paying

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Delta and more have sent passengers updates on flights impacted by the storm.

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Airlines and cruises with routes in the region began taking preventative measures earlier this week and sent more updates about the potential impacts to itineraries on Thursday as the storm barrels towards Florida and the Southeast.

The National Hurricane Center said there is "significant additional strengthening expected before landfall" on Thursday morning, adding "there is danger of life-threatening storm surge along the entire west coast of the Florida Peninsula and Florida Big Bend."

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Air travel impacted ahead of Hurricane Helene: Airport closures, airline changes

Nearly 900 flights across the country have already been canceled due to Helene, according to Flight Aware , with the biggest impacts seen in Tampa, Fort Myers, and Atlanta as of time of publication.

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Tampa International Airport suspended all commercial and cargo operations at 2 a.m. Thursday and said it will remain closed to the public until it can assess any damage after the storm.

Tallahassee International Airport and St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport have also closed and officials at each said they will be closed to the public until damage assessments are completed after the hurricane.

Other regional airports including Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport near Panama City Beach, Orlando International Airport and Jacksonville International Airport are currently open but have advised all travelers to check with airlines directly for the latest flight status and information.

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American issued a travel alert for the Gulf of Mexico that affects 23 airports, with 16 of those in Florida, including Tampa and Sarasota.

For passengers who bought tickets of any fare class before Sept. 23 for travel between Sept. 24-27, the change fee will be waived. Changes must be booked by Sept. 27, and travel must be for the same travel origin and destination.

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The Atlanta-based carrier shared a weather advisory for Hurricane Helene due to forecasted path, explaining that "travel may be impacted to/from/through" 26 destinations.

"Check flight status frequently for up-to-the-minute information about your flight plans, or get updates sent directly to your mobile device or by email with One-Time Notification," the airline stated.

As of time of publication, the advisory covers 12 airports in Florida, including Jacksonville, Sarasota and Tampa, as well as select airports in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Mexico and Cuba.

Travelers scheduled to fly through one of the listed airports through 27 can rebook tickets by Monday, Sept. 30.

JetBlue Airways

JetBlue announced in a travel alert that flights to multiple Florida destinations have been canceled on Thursday and Friday: Tallahassee and Tampa, as a result of the airport closures, as well as Fort Myers. The airline also canceled all Sarasota flights for Thursday.

All JetBlue flights to Orlando and Jacksonville are operating at this time, as well as Atlanta, Savannah and Charleston.

The airline said it will waive change, cancel fees, and fare differences for customers with travel on Sept. 26-27. Flights can be rebooked by Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines issued the travel advisory "based on the forecasted weather conditions" where the carrier's "scheduled service may be disrupted."

It lists 10 Florida airports where scheduled service may be disrupted through Friday, plus Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte, Greenville/Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach, Nashville and Savannah.

United Airlines

The Chicago-based airline listed eight airports in Florida, plus one in Cuba and three more in Mexico, that would be impacted.

Passengers who purchased a plane ticket before Monday, Sept. 23, for travel on Tuesday through Friday, Sept. 24-27, to, from, or through any of the affected airports can rebook without a change fee for travel through Friday, Oct. 4.

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The budget carrier issued a travel alert for passengers traveling in or out of six Florida airports on both Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26-27.

Royal Caribbean, Carnival and MSC Cruises change course, update itineraries

The sunshine state and its ports are at the center of the cruise industry, accounting for nearly 60% of all U.S. embarkations, according to the Cruise Lines International Association , where multiple sailing itineraries have been impacted by Hurricane Helene.

One ship is currently stuck at sea, while two more are skipping planned stops and multiple ports, including Port Canaveral, have closed as a result of the inclement weather.

Royal Caribbean

Five ships routes have been impacted, according to a travel update from the cruise line’s parent company Royal Caribbean Group.

Serenade of the Seas, which disembarked from Tampa on Sunday, changed both its Tuesday and Wednesday stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya for Freeport and Nassau, Bahamas. The ship is now set to return to Tampa on Sunday, two days later than originally scheduled delaying the next scheduled voyage that was originally set to leave on Friday.

"Due to Hurricane Helene and the planned closure of Port Tampa, our previous sailing will be delayed in returning," the cruise line stated . "As a result, our sailing will now depart on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 4:00pm. We kindly ask that you arrive during the arrival window you originally selected for an on-time departure."

Independence of the Seas departed Miami on Saturday and changed Tuesday’s planned stop in Cozumel to Nassau, Bahamas.

Mariner of the Seas, which left Saturday from Galveston, Texas, also swapped out Cozumel on Tuesday for a day at sea.

Wonder of the Seas will scrap most of its planned stops, skipping Cozumel, Roatan in Honduras, and Costa Maya. The ship, which left from Florida’s Port Canaveral on Sunday, will add stops in St. Thomas and St. Maarten instead.

Grandeur of the Seas will visit Nassau and Freeport in place of planned Wednesday and Thursday stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel. The cruise departed from Tampa on Monday.

Carnival Cruise Line

Both Tampa and Jacksonville ports closed Wednesday evening ahead of Hurricane Helene's projected landfall.

"Our Fleet Operations Center in Miami continues to actively monitor Hurricane Helene, which is now entering the Gulf of Mexico," the company said on its website . "The safety of our guests and crew remains our priority and our ships are sailing a safe distance from the storm."

Given the forecasted track of Helene over the next few days, Carnival announced that eight ships' itineraries are currently under watch. Click here for full details and planned changes.

Disney Cruise Line

Disney Fantasy left from Port Canaveral on Saturday and canceled its Tuesday call at George Town to replace it with a sea day.

The Disney Wish is the only ship that's currently impacted by the storm, a representative for Disney Cruise Lines confirmed to ABC News.

The ship was originally scheduled to arrive on Friday morning at Port Canaveral, which is currently "closed and has ceased all Port operations," with its next departure that was slated for Friday afternoon.

Now, the Disney Wish will arrive later than originally scheduled, the DCL representative said.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

An earlier version of this story was originally published on September 27, 2024.

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Government travel advisories may not be as reliable as you think. Here's how to read them.

When it comes to government travel advisories, Edd Staton doesn't believe everything he reads.

Take the country of Ecuador, for example. The U.S. government warns of civil unrest, crime, and kidnapping danger to travelers.

"The State Department says crime is a widespread problem in Ecuador," he says. "It says violent crime, such as murder, assault, kidnapping, and armed robbery, is prevalent."

Staton disagrees — and he's in a position to do so. He and his wife, Cynthia, have lived in Ecuador for the last 14 years.

"It is true that Ecuador has experienced more violence in pockets of poor neighborhoods along the Pacific coast where drug trafficking has grown significantly," says Staton, who publishes a website about retirement . "These are areas where no one goes unless they live there. What the mainstream media never reports is that the surge in violence, especially murders, is mostly bad guys killing each other."

Of course, safety is always a huge concern for travelers. A recent SAP Concur survey of business travelers found 44 percent were worried about safety at their destination. Specifically, frequent travelers were worried about political or social concerns (35 percent) and transportation safety (33 percent). Another survey of North American business travelers commissioned by World Travel Protection found that nearly three-fourths of travelers always check whether their government has issued a travel advisory before heading to any destination.

So what's wrong with government travel advisories? How do you use a travel advisory? And which ones are worth reading before you take a trip abroad?

What are the major government travel advisories?

Security-conscious American travelers often consult several government travel advisories before planning an international trip. They include:

• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller. Although Smartraveller is written for Australians, you can find summaries of threats relevant to all travelers. There's also a subscription service that delivers breaking developments to your email inbox.
• Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development's Travel Advice and Advisories. The Canadian Travel Advice and Advisories page separates countries by threat level ranging from Level 1: "exercise normal security precautions" to Level 4: "avoid all travel." If you're a Canadian citizen, you can also register your trip to allow the government to contact you in case of an emergency.
• New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Safetravel. New Zealand's Safetravel allows you to review destination ratings on topics like kidnappings, sexual assaults, cybercrime, and infectious diseases. There's also a registry of emergency telephone numbers you can call if you need help while you're abroad.
• UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's Travel Advice. Britain's Travel Advice site has some of the most detailed travel guidelines compiled by its diplomatic corps. Its country ratings go from "green" ("safe"), "amber" ("some risk") to "red" ("high threat"). They incorporate everything from entry requirements and local laws to healthcare facilities. Of course, you can also register your travel plans and get help if you're a U.K. citizen.
• U.S. Department of State's Travel Advisories. The U.S. government's Travel Advisories , like Canada's, rank countries on a scale from Level 1 ("exercise normal precautions") to Level 4 ("do not travel"). They take into account crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health issues, and natural disasters, with input from American embassies and consulates. Note: To register your trip and get State Department advisories emailed to you, sign up for the STEP program.

And while it's true that consulting one or more of these resources can help, it's often not enough.

"These reports are generally trustworthy," says Raymond Yorke, a spokesman for travel insurance company Redpoint Resolutions . "But while they provide a broad overview of potential dangers, travelers should also consult local sources, recent traveler reviews, and real-time news to get a more nuanced understanding."

What's wrong with government travel advisories?

While official country reports, such as those from the U.S. State Department, CDC, and foreign governments, provide valuable information, experts say they tend to be generalized and precautionary. And, as is the case of Ecuador, it can sometimes lead to discrepancies between the official advice and the actual experience of travelers.

For instance, a country might be listed as having a high risk of crime or political instability, but travelers might report feeling safe and encountering no issues during their visit. Alex Brown recalls visiting Ecuador in 2022, just days after widespread protests blockading much of the country cleared up. The country was safe, but it took the U.K. three weeks to lift the travel warning.

"There was no sign of any unrest when I was there," he recalls.

But Brown says he's also seen it work the other way.

"It took a few days after the October 7 attacks in Israel and subsequent Gaza War for the U.K. government to advise against visiting Israel unless you have to," he says.

Country reports can also be written in a way that makes them less than helpful to the average traveler.

"They can sometimes be influenced by political or diplomatic considerations, which may lead to an overly cautious or overly optimistic portrayal of safety conditions," says Frank Harrison, regional security director of the Americas for World Travel Protection.

Bottom line: Country reports are often overly broad, slow to update and so diplomatic they are of limited use to travelers.

So should you ignore a government travel advisory? No. Instead, you have to learn how to use them.

How to use a government travel advisory

None of the experts I spoke to for this story said you should ignore a government travel advisory. Rather, it's an integral part of doing your due diligence. Here are some of the strategies they recommended:

• Never rely on just one country's travel advisory. Check the government advisories of at least two countries when you're planning your trip. Notice the differences between them. The truth about a destination often lies in between.
• Look beyond country reports for security information. There are privately generated country reports that can give you a more accurate — and perhaps less diplomatic — overview of a country's security situation. John Rose, the chief risk and security officer for ALTOUR , a global travel management company, turns to Crisis24, International SOS or Dataminr, for this type of information. "You have to subscribe to these services — or use a travel provider that has a subscription to these types of reliable resources — to secure the best possible travel intelligence on any destination," he adds.
• Consult an expert. A knowledgeable travel advisor can help you decode government travel advisories, filling in the gaps and helping you reconcile differences between two conflicting country reports. Mitch Krayton, a professional travel advisor, also likes some online resources that collect reliable information about a destination, such as Sherpa . "They also tell you what vaccines and visas you need," he says.

In other words, as the Russian proverb goes, trust but verify.

Country safety reports aren't the final word on safety

I've been a casual user of government travel advisories for years. But during the pandemic, I began to rely on them for authoritative information about pandemic travel requirements. And that's when I discovered the maddening truth about country travel reports: They're not always accurate or precise.

When it came to answering questions like "What kind of COVID test do I need?" and "When do I need it?," the country reports offered a variety of answers that I could interpret in many different ways.

And that's when I learned that there's no substitute for real research. Country safety reports are definitely not the final word on safety.

I was reminded of that when I was in Ecuador a few months ago. Like Staton, I read the State Department advisory and when I waded through a crowd of festival-goers in Quito's Plaza de la Independencia, I instinctively clutched my cell phone because I was afraid of pickpockets.

But there was no murder, assault, kidnapping, armed robbery or widespread crime. The only real danger, it turns out, was the altitude. Maybe they should put that in their report?

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Lie-Flat Seats and Chilled Champagne: Testing Eric Adams’s Upgrade Life

The New York mayor is accused of accepting free luxury travel in exchange for political favors. How large was he living? A writer puts the experience to the test.

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Life is grand in the Bentley Suite at the St. Regis Istanbul, with its marble floors and walk-in closet, its 24-hour butler service, and its views stretching all the way to the blue waters of the Bosporus.

The light sculpture suspended above the vast bed, where New York Mayor Eric Adams slept in 2017, is said to evoke the undulations of the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany. The complimentary chocolate-covered strawberries on the coffee table are dusted with crushed pistachios and nestled on a bed of delicately crumbled cookies. The curved leather sofa has two built-in Champagne coolers that light up and open at the press of a button.

If you were to think about New York City (but why would you?) while reclining on your private balcony and gazing at the Gucci store across the street, you might be struck by the notion that the suite is roughly three times the size of your first apartment.

The Bentley, whose spectacular leather, chrome and lacquer décor was designed in concert with the luxury car manufacturer and inspired by the interior of a Bentley Continental GT , usually costs about $2,500 a night. Mr. Adams is said to have paid just $300. The rest of his tab was picked up by the hotel.

Last week, the mayor was accused in a federal indictment of corruptly accepting more than $100,000 in illegal gifts, including expensive airline seats and stays in hotels, in exchange for using his political influence to help Turkey. He pleaded not guilty to five felony counts on Friday.

In the 57-page indictment , federal prosecutors portrayed Mr. Adams as a man who, after enjoying a few travel-related upgrades early in his political career, developed a hunger for and expectation of luxury travel that grew increasingly feverish and detail-oriented over the years.

Doling out upgrades is not unusual in the travel industry, where special perks are seen as a strategic way to curry favor with influential people. What stands out, according to the indictment, is the ardor of Mr. Adams’s efforts to capitalize on his Turkish connections in order to travel in style, not only when he visited Turkey but also when he insisted on using its national airline to travel to places like Ghana, China and India. Also notable is the blatant nature of the political favors that the mayor is charged with bestowing in return.

This weekend, a photographer for The New York Times, Clark Hodgin, and I retraced one of Mr. Adams’s trips to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines, long the mayor’s carrier of choice. We, too, enjoyed not thinking about our wearisome responsibilities back home and not having to use our own money while on this rarefied assignment. I also got to spend a night in the Bentley Suite.

The Times paid $9,236.90 for my round-trip ticket, tax included, and the benefits began not in the air, but in the (small, in the scheme of things) Turkish Airlines lounge in Terminal 1 at Kennedy International Airport. On Friday, it was offering typical lounge fare: a breakfast buffet of eggs and other hot entrees, as well as platters of cheese, charcuterie and tiny cakes.

None of the other customers seemed interested in discussing Mr. Adams and what he may or may not have done, perhaps because it was only 5:30 a.m. Still, the mayor’s presence seemed to shimmer invisibly in the air.

For one thing, his enormous image could be seen looming from the TV screen, illustrating a report on CBS about his legal woes and their connections to Turkish Airlines. Also, in a strange turn of events, the lounge’s Wi-Fi password turned out to be TKNYCADAMS.

That was merely an odd coincidence, according to the attendant at the front desk, who said that the lounge was operated by a company called Adams International and that its proprietor was a man named John Adams.

Flying business class on Turkish Airlines was a lovely experience, as flying business class always is. My joy at being allotted a seat in this happy area for the 10-hour flight was enhanced by my feelings of schadenfreude-infused sympathy for Clark. Though he flew on the same flight, he had bought his ticket too late and thus was stuck back in economy — the exact place Mr. Adams had not wanted to be. (Clark’s ticket cost The Times $2,289.90.) I felt sorry for him, wedged into his cramped seat with no one catering to his every whim, but not sorry enough to offer to switch places.

Up front, it was far too easy to get used to it all. The way the attendants made up our seats with special bedding, so we would be spared the burden of having to make direct contact with the actual seat fabric. The way the seats then stretched out into fully flat beds. The way dinner was preceded by a trolley full of appetizers — an eggplant mélange, hummus, boiled shrimp and falafel, among other things — mixed and matched at our seats by an attendant wearing a chef’s toque and apron.

The snack bar set up in the front of the cabin was replenished throughout the flight. Battery-operated candles were lovingly placed on our trays in tiny paper bags printed with the words “candlelight dinner high above the clouds.” The man sitting next to me was served two whiskeys before breakfast even arrived.

Let us stipulate that while all of this was pretty great, the high-end travel the mayor is said to have improperly accepted wasn’t at the highest level possible. He didn’t fly first class, for instance (possibly because Turkish Airlines doesn’t have one). Meanwhile, while the airline’s business class took the top award for its food service in the 2024 Skytrax World Airlines Awards rankings of airlines’ business classes, it came just 10th in overall quality.

And while the 1,345-square foot Bentley Suite is considered one of the most luxe accommodations at the St. Regis, it’s not as luxe as the Presidential Suite , which has two bedrooms, not one. Nor is the hotel arguably the grandest in Istanbul. Mr. Adams is said to have planned to stay in one of the city’s two Four Seasons properties for a nominal fee on another trip in 2021 that would also have included “a yacht tour, a three-day stay at a luxury beach resort, and a car and driver,” according to the indictment. (Alas, he canceled the trip at the last minute.)

Mr. Adams has not been said to have accepted free rides on anyone’s private jet (hello, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas) or convicted of amassing solid gold bars, cash and a luxury Mercedes-Benz C-300 convertible in a bribery scheme benefiting Egypt, as recently happened to Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey.

Yet it’s hard not to read the story of Mr. Adams and his trips as a cautionary tale about the perils of accepting free luxury anything, especially if you’re a politician obliged to fill out pesky financial disclosure forms. It may indeed be better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, but not when it comes to travel. Once you’ve been in the front of a plane or stayed in one of the best rooms at a five-star hotel, it’s disproportionately painful to be sent back to economy or forced to return once again to a Studio Suite at the Residence Inn.

Cenk Öcal, who as general manager of Turkish Airlines in New York was said in the indictment to have served as the point person for Mr. Adams’s numerous seat-upgrade requests, seems to have understood this all too well, dangling business-class seats in front of the mayor as both carrot and stick. After Mr. Adams was elected mayor, Mr. Öcal began angling for a spot on his transition committee.

“It would suit me well to be lead Or Senior Advisor,” Mr. Öcal wrote in a text to an Adams staffer, according to the indictment.

“Lead Plz :),” he later texted, and then added — deploying perhaps the most horrifying generic threat imaginable to someone terrified of being relegated to the back of the plane — “Otherwise seat number 52 is empty.”

Susan Beachy contributed research.

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