Visa Boom: U.S. to Conduct 1 Million More Interviews in 2025 – What This Means for Aspiring Immigrants

Minister of State and Commerce announces “Visa issuance becomes easier, faster and simpler”

(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Jo Jun-hyung = The U.S. government announced on the 29th (local time) that it will aim to increase the number of interviews for visas for foreigners entering the U.S. by 1 million in the current fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) compared to the previous year. time) revealed.

U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced this day with Commerce Secretary Gina Rumondo in a media announcement regarding foreigners’ travel to the United States, saying that more visa interviews will be conducted this fiscal year than in fiscal 2024, which was the largest number ever.

Secretary Blinken announced on this day that the number of visas issued in the United States to foreigners reached 11.5 million, the highest ever, without disclosing the number of visa interviews for fiscal year 2024. Among these, the number of visit visas was 8.5 million, a 10% increase from the previous fiscal year.

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Minister Blinken announced that he will ensure that people who will visit the United States in connection with large-scale sporting events to be held in the United States in the future, such as the 2026 North and Central American Soccer World Cup, the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games, and the 2031 Rugby World Cup, can receive visas on time.

Secretary of Commerce Lemondo emphasized, “The travel and tourism industry supports 10 million American jobs and $2.3 trillion in economic activity.”

He said, “Last year, the number of visitors to the U.S. reached 66 million, a significant increase compared to the year before (about 50 million),” and that the U.S. tourism and travel industry has completely escaped the aftermath of COVID-19 and is on track to enter the era of 90 million U.S. visitors in 2026. He said he was up.

“We’ve heard that visa wait times are a pain,” he said. “We’re going to make it easier, faster and more streamlined to get a U.S. visa and come to the United States.”

Seven days before the U.S. presidential election, the Democratic Biden administration announced a policy to encourage foreign entry through legal routes through visa expansion and simplification, aiming to contrast with former Republican President Donald Trump’s ultra-hard border control policies, such as closing the southern border. It seems possible.

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2024/10/30 00:06 Sent