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𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟒: 𝐅𝐀𝐐𝐬 - 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
𝐐: 𝐈𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐏𝐏) 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟒 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭?
A: President Biden rescinded PP 10014, entitled “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak,” on February 24, 2021.
𝐐: 𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟏𝟒, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨?
A: Immigrant visa applicants who are spouses or children of U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents (IR/CR-1, IR/CR-2, IR/IH-3, IR/IH-4, and F2A) are excepted from the geographic COVID-19 PPs and will be scheduled for an interview appointment according to our phased resumption of visa services framework.
All other immigrant visa applicants and K fiancé nonimmigrant visa applicants remain subject to these geographic COVID-19 PPs unless another exception applies.
Applicants in a country under a regional COVID-19 visa restriction should check the website of the nearest embassy or consulate for further details.
𝐐: 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨?
A: Immigrant visa applicants who haven’t been interviewed or scheduled for an interview will have their applications prioritized and processed according to our existing phased resumption of visa services framework: https://travel.state.gov/.../phased-resumption-routine...
𝐐: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝?
A: Posts that process nonimmigrant visa applications are prioritizing the visa categories below after meeting demand for services to U.S. citizens and as resources and post-specific conditions allow: travelers with urgent travel needs; foreign diplomats; certain mission critical categories of travelers such as those coming to assist with the U.S. response to the pandemic; students (F-1, M-1, and certain J-1 visas); and temporary employment visas.
𝐐: 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐏 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟓𝟐 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝?
A: At this time, PP10052 remains in effect and is set to expire on March 31, 2021 unless extended by the President. For questions regarding potential changes to any existing Presidential Proclamations, or potential future Proclamations, we refer you to the White House.
𝐐: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐬?
A: Our number one priority is the health and safety of our applicants and our personnel. The current immigrant visa interview backlog has developed because of a variety of factors, including limitations in staffing and our ability to process the same volume of applicants in our overseas embassies and consulates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as now-rescinded presidential proclamations. Though we continue to face real and persistent challenges in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are committed to decreasing this backlog by prioritizing certain visas and marshalling all available resources until our task is accomplished. Applicants should check the website of their nearest U.S. embassy or consulate for updates on what visa services are currently available.
𝐐: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?
A: The geographic COVID-19-related PPs 9984, 9992, and 10143, which suspend entry into the United States of foreign nationals who have been physically present in the People’s Republic of China, Islamic Republic of Iran, Schengen Area, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Brazil, and South Africa in the 14 day period before seeking entry into the United States, remain in effect.
Immigrant visa applicants who are spouses or children of U.S. citizens and LPRs (IR/CR-1, IR/CR-2, IR/IH-3, IR/IH-4, and F2A) are excepted from the geographic COVID-19 PPs. All other immigrant visa applicants and K fiancé nonimmigrant visa applicants remain subject to these geographic COVID-19 PPs., unless another exception applies.
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