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U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the passage of government spending package H.R.2882, which included $50 million in funding for the U.S.
The United States is losing tourists to other countries due to excessive wait times for visas and security screenings, according to a new study commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association.
The State Department announced an update to its discretionary interview waiver policy for nonimmigrant visa applicants.
The core components of the Visa Processing Improvement Act encompass several key actions. Firstly, it requires the State Department to establish specific targets for interview wait times. For locations where these goals are not met, corrective actions will be taken to reduce waiting times. The bill also proposes granting the State Department the authority to exempt certain low-risk, previously vetted nonimmigrant visa applicants from in-person interviews.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said, "International travelers applying for visas are facing unacceptably long wait times, often stretching to a year or longer."