The United States has expanded the list of countries whose citizens must pay a deposit of up to $15,000 to obtain a visa. The Trump administration added seven countries, including post-Soviet Turkmenistan, according to the Associated Press. The list now includes 13 countries, 11 of which are…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats to revert to using Times New Roman instead of Calibri. He is reversing a change made during the Biden administration, the BBC reports. Rubio's predecessor, Antony Blinken, introduced Calibri in 2023, arguing that...
Since January, the administration of the 47th US president has canceled 85,000 visas of all categories—more than double the number last year. Among the canceled visas were more than 8000 student visas, CNN reports. A State Department official reported on December 8,…
The US Diversity Visa Lottery (DV), for which registration typically opens in the first week of October, has been postponed until the 2027 program. NepYork explains why this has happened and when the lottery is scheduled to be activated. The US State Department has not yet announced official…
The Trump administration will check 55 million US visa holders for possible violations. The State Department says all those with valid US visas are subject to “ongoing scrutiny,” including social media, The Guardian reports. The Trump administration is reviewing records…
The State Department has revoked more than 6000 international student visas for violating U.S. law and overstaying, the BBC reports. The department said the “vast majority” of violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “supporting terrorism.” The…
The US State Department has updated its website to make it easier to apply for a US visa. This resource allows you to find out the maximum period for which you can be granted a particular visa, how much it will cost, and what documents you need to prepare. How the website works…
The US has said it will leave UNESCO, the UN's cultural and educational agency, which it accuses of supporting "divisive cultural and social causes", the BBC reports. The move, which follows the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement,…
An internal memo reviewed by The Washington Post gives those countries 60 days to comply with certain requirements or risk having their citizens banned from entering the U.S. in whole or in part. The U.S. is considering restricting entry for citizens of more…
The State Department is stepping up Trump's anti-immigration agenda by creating a new agency, the Office of Remigration. The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration will now oversee the deportation of immigrants, The Guardian reports. The US State Department intends to create the Office of Remigration as part of a restructuring of the US diplomatic service,…