During the morning of Tuesday, May 27, the State Department of the US, the Federal Government Agency responsible for the International Relations and of the foreign policy of the USAhe ordered his Embassy and Consulates worldwide pause appointments for Student visas way immediate.
According to the instruction issued by the State Department, The suspension of new appointments for student visas is due to the fact that a new guide is currently being worked on to “expand the assessment and verification of the social networks“Of all Applicantsregardless of your country of origin.
According to the American television channel CNNthe decision to pause the quotes for student visas “could be considered the last movement” of the president’s government Donald Trump To try deter to foreign students to study at the US universities, considered among the most prestigious of the world.
Likewise, the American media revealed that the order aimed at embassies and consulates was signed by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubiowho has supported that the Republican Administration revokes numerous student visas and tries to prevent foreigners from studying at the University of Harvardin Massachusetts.
In pause the student and exchange visas
In accordance with the above, it can be interpreted that the State Department is currently making a revision of existing operations and processes for the evaluation and verification of student visa applicants and exchange visaalso known as Visas F, M and J, to subsequently implement a guide.
- The Visa f It is a non -immigrant permit that allows students International studying in educational institutions accredited in the United States.
- The Visa m It is used for studies non -academic or vocational.
- The Visa j It is a non -immigrant permit for people who will participate in programs of exchange educational and cultural.
Since the New York tycoon Donald Trump returned to the presidency of the United States, the State Department began to request the verification of social networks of some applicants, largely related to alleged cases of anti -Semitismunderstood as discrimination, hostility and prejudice towards Jews.
Various media in the United States consider that the implementation of this practice at a general level – in which the applicants’ social networks are evaluated and verified – “could slowly slow down the general process of issuing student visas ”, so they would result beneficiaries.
The State Department also ordered its embassies and consulates, with effect immediatenot to add “no capacity additional of appointments for student or exchange visa, until a guide is issued ”, and eliminate “The appointments that are available, but were not taken since the publication of this order.”
However, the US federal government agency said already scheduled appointments can be carried out: “Embassies and consulates from the United States must be kept focused on their prioritiesincluding services for US citizens and prevention of fraud”Said the Rubio Secretary.
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