NewsFlash! Trump Administration Orders Pause on Scheduling F, J, and M Visa Appointments
27 May 2025The Trump administration has ordered all U.S. consular posts to temporarily halt the scheduling of visa “stamp” appointment slots at consular posts for F, J, and M visa applicants. Foreign nationals who have already scheduled such visa appointments should not be impacted by this announcement.
The administration is pausing the scheduling of additional appointments based on a directive being considered by the White House to require a far more robust review of all F, J, and M visa applicants’ social media presence. If implemented, one concern is that this could result in a significant increase in visa appointment wait times, as government officials divert resources to the review of the social media posts of applicants.
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