Are There 55 Million Visa Holders in the US? What to Know
The State Department on Thursday told the Associated Press that it is conducting “continuous vetting” on the more than 55 million people who currently hold valid U.S. visas, sparking speculation online that there could be 55 million legal migrants currently in the United States. However, the real figure is far lower, as the 55 million […]
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US Work Visa Update as Marco Rubio Announces New Pause
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday announced that commercial truck driving work visas are being paused, “effective immediately.” Why It Matters The move comes as federal and Transportation Department investigators probed a deadly Florida highway crash involving a truck driver from India whom prosecutors charged in the deaths of three people. The announcement echoes […]
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US Issues Major Visa Crackdown on African Nation
The U.S. has paused all routine visa applications from the southern African country of Zimbabwe, the latest restriction on African travelers. A spokesperson for the State Department told Newsweek in an emailed statement: “The U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, beginning August 8, will pause all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services with the exception of […]
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Trump Admin Announces Major Visa Restrictions for Four Countries
President Donald Trump’s administration has announced strict new visa restrictions for Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria. The new policy limits nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to nationals of these four African countries to a single entry valid for just three months, the BBC reported. This is a significant reduction from the previous conditions, […]
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Microsoft’s H-1B Visa Applications Questioned Amid Mass Layoffs
Microsoft is under growing pressure to account for its H-1B visa requests after announced another round of layoffs this week, affecting around 9,000 employees across its global headcount. The latest round of layoffs, hitting roughly 4 percent of the tech giant’s workforce, comes after two other waves in May and June, affecting another 8,000 in […]
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Kanye West Visa Canceled Over Hitler Song
By Marni Rose McFall is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on internet trends, U.S. politics and popular culture. She has covered fashion, culture, art and music extensively. Marni joined Newsweek in 2024 from Frasers Group and had previously written for Cosmopolitan, Schon, The Fall and Voir Fashion. She is a […]
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Trump Administration Announces New Visa Restrictions
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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Trump Visa Crackdown Snags Au Pairs
The Trump administration’s pause on some visa interviews last week did not just affect international students, but many American families reliant on foreign au pairs coming to the United States. The State Department paused new visa processing for a handful of categories, including J-1, otherwise known as the Exchange Visitor Program, under the premise that […]
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Trump Administration Makes Major Student Visa Change
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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Confusion for visa applicants, attorneys after new forms announced
People applying for U.S. visas and permanent residence, along with their attorneys, have been left confused by sudden changes to application forms introduced Monday, backdated to the start of President Donald Trump’s second administration. At least nine forms were updated, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) website, but rather than allowing applicants […]
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