visas
What you need to know about U.S. visitor visa interviews
If you're planning to travel to the United States this year, the State Department recommends planning ahead for any visas.
U.S. emphasizes legal pathways for migration
The United States is working with Mexico and Central American governments to create more legal pathways for migrants entering the U.S.
Biden ends discriminatory immigration bans
President Biden has revoked an executive order and three proclamations that restricted immigration visas for people from many Muslim and African countries.
Building bridges through cultural exchange
The State Department's Exchange Visitor Program is now called BridgeUSA, emphasizing private-sector opportunities for people who wish to work in the U.S.
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials for human rights violations...
Chinese officials who are taking part in the ongoing persecution of Uyghur and other Muslim ethnic minorities are now restricted from traveling to the U.S.
Chinese students welcome at U.S. schools
The U.S. values Chinese exchange students in its schools and affords them numerous ways to participate in their new communities.
Study in the U.S. … and speak out
What rights do international students have? The right to free speech lets every student in the U.S. ask big questions in and out of the classroom.
New sanctions target corrupt actors, rights abusers
President Trump's new sanctions — the first related to the 2016 Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act — target human rights abusers worldwide.
International students a boon for U.S. universities — and vice versa
International student enrollments at U.S. colleges broke 1 million again. Both the students and the schools benefit from their relationships.