Fil-Am activist Jose Antonio Vargas gets an O visa: No longer undocumented

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Fil-Am activist Jose Antonio Vargas gets an O visa: No longer undocumented
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On December 30, 2024, the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico issued the famously 'undocumented' Jose Antonio Vargas a Waiver O Visa, a purely discretionary visa usually given to individuals "balancing social and humanitarian considerations," according USCIS.gov website."My O visa was approved… after 31 years, four months and 28 days of living in the United States," he said in a video message. "I was finally documented.

," he shared, calling to mind how it all began. "Twelve hours later I was scheduled to be interviewed at the U.S. Consulate. I didn't sleep. I couldn't sleep. I'm not sure nervous is an enough of a word to describe what I was feeling.

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