CLARIFICATION ON THE US TEMPORARY VISA PAUSE

The visa pause announced via social media by the U.S. State Department today applies to Bahamians seeking immigrant visas. The suspension will not apply to applicants seeking non-immigrant visas, or temporary tourist, student or business visas. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sought clarification on what this means for pending immigrant visa applications.

Further, the arrangement between The Bahamas and the United States for travel via police record remains in place. The official source of U.S. visa information is:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news.html

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