Latest visa news and travel advisories.
The State Department has begun enforcing broad visa restrictions under Presidential Proclamation 10998, fully or partially suspending visa issuance for nationals of nearly 40 countries.
The U.S. Department of State has suspended immigrant visa issuance to nationals of 83 countries while it reviews screening policies tied to concerns about reliance on public assistance, though interviews and current visa holders are unaffected.
The U.S. Department of State has released the February 2026 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The State Department is now enforcing a rule requiring nonimmigrant visa applicants to interview in their country of citizenship or residence, closing off the practice of seeking appointments at other consular posts.
The U.S. Department of State has released the January 2026 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
Effective December 15, 2025, the State Department expanded its social media vetting rules to H-1B workers and their H-4 dependents, requiring applicants to make their social media profiles public so consular officers can review them as part of national security screening.
The U.S. Department of State has released the December 2025 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The State Department says the registration window and the results-announcement date for the DV-2027 Diversity Visa lottery will be pushed back, though the eventual visa application period is expected to stay the same.
The U.S. Department of State has released the November 2025 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The U.S. Department of State has released the October 2025 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The U.S. Department of State has released the September 2025 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The U.S. Department of State has released the August 2025 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
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