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How does it destroy the country? I genuinely do not understand your logic?
Is it because you assume less talent will move to the states?
US Visa Applications Must Be Submitted from Country of Residence or Nationality
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#12So a Canadian that wants to visit on a tourist visa has to apply at an embassy?????!!!! Instead of on the airplane right before landing?
Insane. This is going to destroy the tourism industry and collapse business travel.
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#13Similar to Europe: for Schengen visas, you must apply to the consulate responsible for your country of legal residence. https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/visa-pol...
Thailand has similar restrictions for certain visas.
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#14Can anyone explain a rational political motivation behind this? I realize "less immigrants" is the hand-wavy explanation, but how does this benefit those in charge?
It aligns with their effort to ruin the economic situation of American universities.
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#15Can anyone explain a rational political motivation behind this? I realize "less immigrants" is the hand-wavy explanation, but how does this benefit those in charge?
Immigrants don’t apply for non immigrant visas
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#16This was already the case for almost every other country. Most embassies required you to be resident or a national of the country you are applying in.
So oddly, the US was far more permissive than other locales in this one aspect. All this change does is bring it in line with security practices that other nations already had in place.
Honestly am quite surprised that the US didn’t already have this restriction considering overall it’s one of the toughest countries to get a visa for or even enter with a valid visa.
The US visa vetting procedure is known to be so strict even for tourists that many nations give visa free access to nationals who would otherwise require a visa - just because they hold a valid (or sometimes even expired!) US visa. It’s a highly regarded sticker if you can get one in your passport and seriously ups the power of your passport if it’s a weaker one to start with.
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That's a little dramatic, many countries have this rule for visa applications.
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#18Also. "Effective immediately". Too bad for the tens of thousands of people who would be in legitimate process for a visa outside their country home country right now. This administrations arrogance and urgency is more important.
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#19So a Canadian that wants to visit on a tourist visa has to apply at an embassy?????!!!! Instead of on the airplane right before landing? Insane. This is going to destroy the tourism industry and collapse business travel.
This doesn't affect nationals eligible for visa-on-arrival.
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#20The idea that someone from Haiti could get to Nassau for a visa interview is not serious.