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On August 28, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a major proposed rule that would fundamentally change how international students (F visas), exchange visitors (J visas), and foreign media representatives (I visas) are admitted and stay in the United States. Here’s an easy breakdown of what’s changing compared to the current rules. 1. […]
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The U.S. Department of State has made changes to the Visa Reciprocity Schedule, which determines how long a visa stamp is valid and whether it allows single or multiple entries, based on your country and visa type. What’s New? As of July, many nonimmigrant visas are now being issued for: Only 3 months Single entry […]
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On June 4, 2025, President Trump signed a proclamation titled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” This executive order reinstates and expands upon previous travel restrictions and cites national security concerns and the prevention of threats from foreign terrorists […]
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The U.S. Department of State has paused the scheduling of all F, M, & J Student & Exchange Visitor visa interviews at U.S. embassies abroad. As reported in the New York Times and Washington Post, on May 27, 2025, Secretary of State Rubio circulated an internal Department of State (DOS) Cable that ordered a pause […]
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On Saturday, November 2, 2019, a judge in the U.S. District Court in the District of Oregon issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) halting the new presidential proclamation on health insurance for immigrant visa applicants from taking effect. The Presidential Proclamation on Health Care, if its policy had taken effect, would have required that all […]
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On October 4, 2019, President Trump issued a “Presidential Proclamation on Health Care,” declaring that all people applying for immigrant visas to the United States (processed at U.S. consulates abroad) must demonstrate that they either will be covered by approved health insurance within 30 days of entry or have the financial resources to pay for […]
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