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US Visa Processing Tightened: Apply Only From Your Home Country

Beginning September 2025, most nonimmigrant applicants must apply in their nationality or residence country and attend in-person interviews; exceptions are…

Urgent meeting with U.S.-investing Korean firms after Georgia visa raid

A September 4, 2025 ICE raid at the Hyundai-LG Georgia plant detained 475 workers (300+ South Koreans), exposing reliance on…

UK weighs targeted visa suspensions for non-return countries

By September 8, 2025 the UK uses targeted visa suspensions and tougher screening—highlighted by Trinidad and Tobago’s revoked visa-free access—to…

US Tightens Nonimmigrant Visas: India Faces Mandatory Interviews, Fees

From early September 2025, third‑country visa interviews are banned and most applicants must attend in‑person interviews in their country of…

NIV Interview Locations: Apply in Your Nationality or Residence Country

Effective September 6, 2025, Nonimmigrant visa interviews must occur in an applicant’s country of nationality or lawful residence, or at…

Conservatives Push ‘Make Call Centers American Again’ Reflecting Visa, Outsourcing Debates

Tighter 2025 visa interview rules ended broad Dropbox renewals and require more in‑person interviews for H‑1B, L‑1, F‑1, and J‑1…

Harvard’s International Students Face Unpredictable Visa Crisis This Summer

After DHS revoked Harvard’s SEVP certification and a presidential proclamation targeted the school, courts temporarily restored Harvard’s ability to issue…

US visa crackdown creates turmoil for shipmanagers and crews in 2025

US visa tightening in Aug–Sep 2025 mandates in-person interviews for most nonimmigrant visas and launches a $5,000–$15,000 refundable bond pilot…