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U.S. to Slash Visas for Russians After Cuts to Embassy Staff

SAN FRANCISCO – JUNE 14: Counterfeit passports are shown at San Francisco International Airport June 14, 2002 in California. At more than 300 ports of entry across the U.S., a new system known as DataShare is being used to enable U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) inspectors to see biographical information and photographs of visa holders who receive their documents at consular posts around the world. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Posted: August 22nd, 2017

The United States is cutting back on issuing non-immigrant visas to Russians.  The U.S. Embassy in Moscow will temporarily stop issuing the visas next week, and consular offices will stop issuing them indefinitely, the State Department announced on Monday.

After September 1, visa issuances would be performed “on a greatly reduced scale,” and only from the embassy.

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