December 17, 2004
Congress Blocks Visa Exemptions
Hidden in the intelligence-reform bill that cleared Congress last week is a provision that would bar the State Department from exempting more foreign students and scholars from a requirement that they have a personal interview with a consular officer before getting a visa.
The language in the bill (S 2845) would codify current regulations, making it impossible for the State Department to offer additional exemptions in the future. The existing regulations, revised last year, allow
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