Fixing the Visa Quagmire

The U.S. has made numerous changes that have reduced delays, but negative perceptions abroad persist

By KELLY FIELD

When Elena Casacuberta returned to Spain last Christmas, she planned on staying for just a few weeks. A postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she had renewed her work visa three times since coming to the United States in 2000, and assumed...

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