Trump Administration Pauses Visa Appointments for Applicants Worldwide
The State Department says the training will help officers screen applicants more consistently as visa interviews are rescheduled worldwide, according to officials.
- On Tuesday, the State Department announced a global pause on visa appointments at all embassies and consulates worldwide to conduct mandatory consular training.
- President Donald Trump's administration initiated this training as part of an ongoing immigration crackdown that includes increased scrutiny of visa applicants and screening for potential public benefits dependency.
- Trump has pursued policies including visa and green card revocations, targeting applicants based on political opinions and pro-Palestinian protests regarding Israel's assault on Gaza.
- Applicants with scheduled interviews have received emails stating their appointments are being rescheduled, though the State Department provided no specific details or timeline for the training.
- A federal judge on August 21 struck down a separate Trump policy suspending visa issuance for applicants from 75 countries, while Rights groups have condemned the broader crackdown as discriminatory.
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The US is temporarily hiring its services for visa applicants from all over the world. Embassy staff are supposed to learn to better recognize unwelcome applicants.
The Korea Times
Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that it launched a global training initiative at all U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide and that appointments for visa services will be adjusted…
US pauses visa appointments worldwide amid Trump's immigration crackdown
The US has paused visa appointments worldwide amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The State Department cited a global training initiative at US embassies and consulates, requiring visa appointments to be adjusted.
Trump administration pauses visa appointments for applicants worldwide
Immigrant visa applicants with scheduled interviews at US embassies and consulates have received emails that their appointments were being rescheduled and that they would receive future notice of a new date, the Financial Times reported.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwak Min-seo = The Donald Trump administration has temporarily suspended visa interviews for visa applicants worldwide.
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