The additional visas would be made available to workers, their spouses and children and the relatives of United States citizens and permanent resident aliens.

In April 2011, Israel and New Zealand signed a reciprocal deal that allows tourists to work for three months without an additional visa.

An additional 20,000 visas have been granted to foreign workers who have an advanced degree from an American university.

The demonstrators also want stronger protections for immigrant workers, additional visas to reunite families and fewer violations of immigrants' civil liberties.

The agreement would provide 20,000 additional visas this year, for a 1998 total of 85,000.

If the crunch worsens, it would likely allow an additional 20,000 visas a year.

Two amendments intended to reunify families, by providing additional visas for close relatives of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents, failed on procedural votes.

That year, Congress set aside 50,000 additional visas for nurses and their families.

They told us we could not re-enter China and must return to Ulan Bator to get additional visas.

Finally, in desperation, my husband asked if we could buy additional visas to continue our trip.