Most Immigrants looking to head to the United States are facing increasingly lengthy wait times for an interview at a consulate in their home country ahead of stricter rules from the Trump administration.
Appointment wait times for visitor and tourist visas jumped by 69 percent between January and August, per U.S. Department of State data, while student visas are up by more than 250 percent across the board.
The slowdown in wait times reflects the wider effort by the Trump administration to tighten immigration rules and increase the vetting of those seeking entry into the U.S. Immigration attorneys and employers have all raised concerns that delays to visa issuances will have negative effects on the U.S. economy in the long term.
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