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US Visa Applications Must Be Submitted from Country of Residence or Nationality

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115 points cdipaolo | 2 comments | 07 Sep 25 16:56 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ashray ◴[07 Sep 25 17:20 UTC] No.45160149[source]▶
This was already the case for almost every other country. Most embassies required you to be resident or a national of the country you are applying in.

So oddly, the US was far more permissive than other locales in this one aspect. All this change does is bring it in line with security practices that other nations already had in place.

Honestly am quite surprised that the US didn’t already have this restriction considering overall it’s one of the toughest countries to get a visa for or even enter with a valid visa.

The US visa vetting procedure is known to be so strict even for tourists that many nations give visa free access to nationals who would otherwise require a visa - just because they hold a valid (or sometimes even expired!) US visa. It’s a highly regarded sticker if you can get one in your passport and seriously ups the power of your passport if it’s a weaker one to start with.

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Simulacra ◴[07 Sep 25 17:52 UTC] No.45160519[source]▶
Many countries do things radically different than America does in terms of immigration, but it is quite clear over the past 20 years that one major political party in America favors more open immigration than the other. Where it seems most Americans prefer something right in the middle. Legal, but flexible.
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1. FridayoLeary ◴[07 Sep 25 19:32 UTC] No.45161415[source]▶
Europes permissive immigration policies (basically anarchy from my perspective in the UK) are creating an entirely avoidable crisis. I expect a far more closed border policy in the future. International travel will become more complicated as western countries will increasingly try to control who is allowed in. Trumps administration is just 2 to 5 years ahead of everyone else.
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2. hulitu ◴[08 Sep 25 06:18 UTC] No.45165148[source]▶
> Europes permissive immigration policies (basically anarchy from my perspective in the UK) are creating an entirely avoidable crisis

The crisis was not created by the immigration policies, but by the wars waged by US and Europe. You see, when you bomb people, some will stay there to die and some will live. It is _that_ simple.