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Green Cards

Immigrant Visa Interview Canceled? The Consular Public Charge Pause, Bonds and What Changed in August

If your family member's immigrant visa interview abroad was canceled this summer, you're not alone. Three separate things happened in August: a court lifted the 75-country issuance pause, embassies reportedly paused interviews to retrain officers on public charge, and the State Department began asking some applicants to post public charge bonds. Here is how each one works and what you can do.

Visas & Travel

Paying $750 for a Faster U.S. Visitor Visa Interview: How the State Department's Pilot Works

Since July, applicants for U.S. visitor visas in Mexico, Canada, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Honduras can pay an extra $750 to get an interview within 10 business days. The fee buys an earlier appointment and nothing else: no refund, no rescheduling, no better odds. Here's who can use it, how it works, and the other visitor visa rules that can surprise applicants this year.