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abcnews.go.comworld11 days ago
Nigeria Ends US Contractor Role in Visa Applications Effective July 2026
The National Immigration Service ended OIS Services' role handling submissions at Nigerian visa centres in the United States. Applicants must now file directly with the embassy in Washington or consulates in New York and Atlanta.
world20 days ago
Migrants from Malawi and Zimbabwe gather at camps and consulates to leave South Africa
Hundreds of Malawian and Zimbabwean migrants lined up at processing sites in Durban and Cape Town to exit South Africa before planned nationwide protests. Officials have not yet detailed security measures for the demonstrations.
The Hillpolitics41 days ago
State Department Launches Optional $750 Premium Service to Cut Visa Interview Waits to 10 Days
A new pilot program will let visa applicants outside the Visa Waiver Program schedule interviews at select U.S. embassies and consulates within 10 days. The service adds a $750 fee to the standard $185 application cost and runs from July 1 to Dec. 31.
thehindu.compolitics49 days ago
U.S. Cuts African Visa Processing Sites From Nearly 50 to 20, Retains Kampala as Regional Hub
Kampala remains one of 20 U.S. visa processing locations in Africa under a State Department restructuring. The change reduces African embassies and consulates handling visas from nearly 50 to 20.
680news.compolitics67 days ago
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Launches U.S.-Mexico Caucus as State Department Reviews Mexican Consulates
Reps. Joaquin Castro and Rudy Yakym will co-chair the new caucus of 10 lawmakers split evenly between parties. The launch, backed by the newly formed American Mexican Leadership Council, comes as the State Department reviews all 53 Mexican consulates in the U.S. and weeks before…
riotimesonline.comworld73 days ago
State Department Reviews All 53 Mexican Consulates in the United States
The State Department has begun a review of all Mexican consulates operating in the United States, a U.S. official told CBS News. The review follows the deaths of two American CIA officers in a counter-narcotics operation in northern Mexico last month and comes amid rising bilater…
Washington Examinerworld74 days ago
State Department Reviews All Mexican Consulates After Indictments of Senior Mexican Officials and Deaths of U.S. Embassy Staff
The review, reported Thursday, comes amid escalating tensions over a deadly CIA-involved drug raid in Chihuahua last month and new U.S. indictments against Mexican officials including Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has demanded evidence bef…
onwardstate.compolitics74 days ago
State Department Reviews All 53 Mexican Consulates After Deaths of Two CIA Officers in Mexico
The review, disclosed Thursday, comes amid heightened tensions following the deaths of two American CIA officers in a northern Mexico counter-narcotics operation last month. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has demanded explanations and requested evidence on U.S. charges again…
riotimesonline.comworld96 days ago
Spain Initiates Regularization Program Targeting Up to 1 Million Undocumented Immigrants
Spain has initiated a regularization process that could legalize up to 1 million immigrants. This move has prompted significant activity at Moroccan and Algerian consulates across the country as applicants seek necessary documentation.
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