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US tightens scrutiny of non-immigrant visas
Ahmedabad Mirror
|December 23, 2025
US consulates postponing scheduled interviews as they conduct extensive background checks
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The United States has tightened scrutiny of non-immigrant visa holders, triggering delays in visa interviews, restricting where applicants can seek visa stamping and expanding social media vetting — developments that an immigration expert warns could disrupt travel and employment for thousands of foreign professionals, a large number of whom are from India.
This story is from the December 23, 2025 edition of Ahmedabad Mirror.
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