President Donald Trump is
considering imposing travel restrictions on countries whose citizens overstay
short-term visitor visa, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
The American president and some
of his aides are reportedly considering the move as a means of curbing
immigration.
The journal listed Nigeria, Chad,
Eritrea, Liberia and Sierra Leone as some of the countries whose immigrants
overstay their visas at relatively high rates.
The Trump administration wants
“to reduce overstay rates for visas and the visa waiver program — and it’s well
known that the administration is working to ensure faithful implementation of
immigration welfare rules to protect American taxpayers,” WSJ quoted Hogan
Gidley, White House spokesman, as saying.
The report added that the US, as
part of the new rule, “would tell the
countries’ governments that if rates don’t reverse, then future visas could be
shorter or harder to get, according to an administration official who described
the move as putting those countries “on notice.”
“Ultimately, nationals from
countries with high overstay rates could be barred entirely, though the
official said no ban is now under consideration,” the report read.
The White House is also said to
be considering a number of other rule changes that will make it more difficult
to obtain student and investor visas, as well as visas for spouses of highly
skilled H-1B-visa holders.
On Monday, the United States
embassy in Nigeria said its visa officers do not enjoy denying Nigerians visa.
It explained that some questions
often misunderstood by applicants which earn them a rejection, while announcing
a Facebook Live session to talk about some of the commonly misunderstood
questions on Wednesday.
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