The “nationals of countries identified by the State Department as having high levels of excessive stay” are concerned are concerned or those whose “control and verification information is deemed insufficient”, at the discretion of consular agents.
According to the document, some 500,000 people exceeded the authorized duration of their stay in the United States during the 2023 fiscal year (October to October).
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The State Department did not communicate the list of countries targeted.
But around forty countries, mainly in Europe, participate in a visa exemption program for a limited period of 90 days.
In recent months, the American president has started to tighten the conditions for granting visas for many countries, notably African, against the backdrop of an anti-immigration offensive in Washington.
On Monday, the United States announced to suspend the issuance of visas to nationals of Burundi, citing “repeated violations” of nationals of this very poor African country.
Since his return to power in January, Donald Trump has made an implacable fight against illegal immigration an absolute priority.
At the end of July, the NGO Human Rights Watch denounced the “degrading and dehumanizing” conditions in several detention centers for migrants.
