Comment by yalogin

14 hours ago

This one doesn’t mention tourist visas, so I am guessing they will be issued? I don’t get what benefit they see by inconveniencing and potentially harming folks that are already in the country legally to just live their lives. I get that this administration’s goal is to completely shut down all immigration and potentially even remove folks here legally too but there will be a cost to bear for the country because of that. It will be slow to come and so they will be able to blame it on the next administration

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ciconia  19 minutes ago

Who in their right mind would want to travel to a country where any random encounter with government thugs can get you thrown in a cage?

HippoBaro  14 hours ago

This is specifically for immigrant visas. USCIS distinguishes two broad categories of visas: immigrants and non-immigrants. Tourists are part of the latter group.

  • olivierlacan  8 hours ago

    That's not accurate. H-1B is a non-immigrant visa. It's not intended for tourists.

    From CBP's own website[1], emphasis is mine:

        An immigrant visa (IV) is issued to a foreign national wishing to live permanently in the United States.

    A nonimmigrant visa (NIV) is issued to a foreign national with permanent residence outside the United States but wishes to be in the United States on a temporary basis for tourism, medical treatment, *business,  temporary work, or study*, as examples. Note: There are more than 20 different categories of nonimmigrant visa classifications.

    [1]: https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1027?language=en_...

    • kaashif  2 hours ago

      But this seems to be in agreement with the comment you're replying to.

      Tourist visas are nonimmigrant visas. So are H1B visas.

      Was the comment edited?

ks2048  5 hours ago

"tourist visas" is in the sub-headline.

"The State Department and Department of Homeland Security are reviewing all B-1 business and B-2 tourist visas, he said."

  • ab8  4 hours ago

    That is reference to people who have applied for asylum after having come in on a tourist visa. Technically their status is legal, because they have a pending application. This is an attempt to make their status illegal, so they can be deported.