The State Department has indefinitely extended a program that gives consular offices the discretion to waive in-person interviews for low-risk nonimmigrant visa applicants who are applying within 48 ...

International travelers seeking to renew their U.S. visas must meet stricter requirements and may see longer wait times. Effective February 18, 2025, DOS has officially reverted the special ...

Immigrants looking to head to the United States are facing increasingly lengthy wait times for an interview at a consulate in their home country ahead of stricter rules from the Trump administration.

Beginning on September 2, 2025, U.S. consulates will implement a more restrictive version of the nonimmigrant visa (NIV) interview waiver (IW) program. The IW program is also commonly referred to as ...

The Associated Press states that the pause in interviews is temporary while they work to expand the social media vetting process for international students. U.S. officials say it won’t affect ...

After the H-1B visa fee hike, another jolt hits US non-immigrant and student visa applicants. The US State Department is rolling out stricter rules for visa interview waivers, commonly known as the ...