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State Department halts visa processing for 75 countries starting next week

The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that it will temporarily stop processing immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to tighten standards for who may permanently enter the United States. The announcement from the State Department was first reported by Fox News, The suspension, set to begin Jan. 21, applies only to immigrant visas for people seeking to live permanently in the U.S. Officials said the pause will not affect non-immigrant visas, including those for tourists, students, temporary workers, or visitors attending major sporting events such as the World

 

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