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Visas, Travel, Entry

DOS Implementation Cable On Partially Restored Travel Ban

DOS cable instructs consular officers on policies and practices to implement the portions of Executive Order 13780 that had been blocked by court order but were partially reinstated after the Supreme Court's June 26, 2017 opinion.

DOS Cable on EO 13780 Improving Information Sharing with Foreign Governments

July 12, 2017 Department of State sent to consular offices worldwide, to implement the processes called for by sections 2(a), (b), (d), and (e) of Executive Order 13780. Section 2(e) of Executive Order 13780 establishes a possible "indefinite" entry bar that could apply to any country that is

June 1, 2017 Session Q and A - Government Agencies in the F and M International Student Process

Questions pre-submitted by NAFSA and answered by USCIS, the Department of State, and SEVP, in connection with a session entitled "Government Agencies in the F and M International Student Process," presented at the NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo in Los Angeles, CA on June 1, 2017.

May 30, 2017 Session Q and A - SEVIS Current Issues

Pre-submitted questions from NAFSA and answered by SEVP in connection with a session entitled "SEVIS Current Issues," presented at the NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo in Los Angeles, CA, on May 30, 2017.

Suspension of Nonimmigrant Visa Operations in Russia

The U.S. diplomatic mission to Russia announced on August 21, 2017, that "Due to the Russian government-imposed cap on U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia, all nonimmigrant visa operations across Russia will be suspended on August 23. Nonimmigrant visa operations resumed in Moscow on a reduced scale

Discontinuance of Visa Issuance Under INA 243(d)

February 10, 2025

Countries currently sanctioned under INA 243(d).

In-Person Interviews for Employment-Based Adjustment Applicants

Under a new USCIS policy announced on August 28, 2017, most employment-based adjustment of status applicants will have an in-person interview as part of the adjustment process after October 1, 2017.

Stricter F-1 Residence Abroad Language in FAM

On August 8, 2017, DOS revised its FAM guidance on assessing residence abroad for F-1 students, by removing helpful prior language that had encouraged consular officers to consider the "inherent difference" between a young F-1 visa applicant and a short-term B visa applicant. The new FAM entry now

DOS Expands Presumption of Misrepresentation Rule to 90 Days

On January 23, 2019 and April 1, 2019, DOS tweaked the 90-day rule language in the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) in a positive direction, by removing a reference that was thought to unfairly flag students.

USCIS Engagement Summaries

Summaries of public stakeholder meetings conducted by USCIS.