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U.S. restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders over security concerns

By Bela Szandelszky, Associated Press

The restrictions apply to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which allows passport holders from 40 countries to enter the United States for business or tourism without a visa for up to 90 days.

China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas in effort to revive tourism, economy

By Zen Soo, Associated Press

China is one of the last major countries to reopen its borders to tourists. The announcement Tuesday came after it declared a “decisive victory” over COVID-19 in February.

First Afghan interpreters, their families arrive in the U.S. on special visas

More than 200 Afghans eligible for special immigrant visas arrived in Virginia Friday. They are the first group of former interpreters — and their families — who worked with American soldiers on the ground. They're being evacuated by the Biden…

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Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants

By Deb Riechmann, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The ban on new visas applies to H-1B visas, which are used by major American technology companies, and their immediate families, H-2B visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers, J-1 visas for exchange students and L-1 visas for managers of multinational corporations.

U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women

By Matthew Lee, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship.

U.S. to impose visa restrictions for pregnant women

By Matthew Lee, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The rules would make it more difficult for pregnant women to travel on a tourist visa.

Why seasonal businesses depend on foreign workers

By Paul Solman

Cape Cod businesses are struggling with a dearth of workers this summer after Congress restricted the number of H-2B visas -- temporary work visas that grant employers permission to supplement their American workforce with a limited number of international workers.

State Department expands definition of ‘close family’ for visa applicants, refugees

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The State Department on Monday expanded its definition of "close family" to include grandparents and other relatives that constitute a bona fide U.S. relationship for visa applicants and refugees from six mainly Muslim nations.

How Jared Kushner and others gerrymander to sell visas to foreigners — at a steep discount

By Paul Solman

Trump Bay Street is a model of luxury as well as a model of a loophole U.S. developers use in a controversial citizenship-for-cash program.

5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time

By Jessica Yarvin

The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week.