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.