State Department Pauses Immigrant Visa Appointments Worldwide: 4 Steps for Employers

The State Department just paused all immigrant visa appointments at US embassies and consulates worldwide, citing the need to train consular officers on new “public charge” screening standards. The pause began on Monday of this week and applies globally, with no announced date for when normal scheduling will resume. It comes just days after a federal judge struck down the administration’s earlier 75-country immigrant visa freeze as unlawful, and it affects many family- and employment-based green... By: Fisher Phillips