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12667 Alcosta Blvd., Ste. 200 | San Ramon, CA 94583 72e61f4c36640f26354f9ed7356dab2e LAS VEGAS Agustina Ocampo is the kind of foreign traveler businesses salivate over.The 22-year-old Argentine recently dropped more than $5,000 on food, hotels and clothes in Las Vegas during a trip that also took her to Seattle's Space Needle, Disneyland and the San Diego Zoo. But she doubts she will return soon."It is a little bit of a headache," said Ocampo, a student who waited months to find out whether her tourist visa application would be approved.More than a decade after the federal government strengthened travel requirements after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, foreign visitors say getting a temporary visa remains a daunting and sometimes insurmountable hurdle.The tourism industry hopes to change that with a campaign to persuade Congress to overhaul the State Department's tourist visa application process."After 9/11, we were all shaken and there was a real concern for security, and I still think that concern exists," said Jim Evans, a former hot
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