‘Panic’ as US immigrant visa interview pause hits at least 100 Hong Kong applicants
At least 100 Hong Kong-based applicants have been affected by the indefinite postponement of US immigrant interviews worldwide, consultants have said, with student and travel visa applications also disrupted. The global pause, which marks a sharp tightening of legal immigration under the Trump administration, has left some Hong Kong applicants fearing the United States could scrap the entire…
More than 100 Hong Kong applicants have been impacted by the indefinite suspension of US immigrant visa interviews worldwide, according to immigration consultants. This pause in the visa process, a move under the Trump administration, has caused concern among Hong Kong-based individuals, some of whom have been waiting for years to move to the United States.
The US consulate in Hong Kong has acknowledged that certain interviews have been postponed, though it has not provided a new date or explained the reasoning behind the cancellation. Immigration consultants report that some clients who have spent two to three years in the process are now panicked, fearing their efforts may be in vain and that their money has been wasted.
While the disruption is unprecedented for many consultants, they expect it to last one to two months. Despite the concerns, officials maintain that the US has not entirely suspended immigration pathways, and the processing of new applications remains open.
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