visa delays
A Year After Borders Reopen, Biden Admin Inaction on Visitor Visas Exacerbates Int’l Travel Recovery
U.S. Travel Association | December 9, 2022
One year following the reopening of U.S. borders to inbound air travelers on November 8, outrageous wait times of more than 400 days for visitor visa applicants is delaying the recovery of the critically important international travel sector. U.S. visa wait times now average a staggering 400+ days for first-time visitor visa applicants in the largest countries for inbound travel. Visa interview wait times for potential travelers from Brazil, India and Mexico are now 317, 757 and 601 days respectively. These excessive delays are the equivalent of a travel ban, driving potential U.S. visitors to choose other countries. U.S. Travel ...
U.S. Travel Escalates Efforts to Reduce Visa Wait Times With New Portuguese, Spanish Websites
U.S. Travel Association | December 9, 2022
The U.S. Travel Association is escalating the consequences of lengthy visitor visa interview wait times by launching Spanish and Portuguese language versions of the website USVisaDelays.com. It will be shared widely in key source markets abroad where potential travelers are experiencing extreme wait times—years-long in some cases—simply to apply to visit the United States. “With the launch of these new multilingual websites, we aim to give a voice to potential visitors who are waiting hundreds of days just to get an interview to visit the U.S.,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman. “We cannot afford...
USVisaDelays.com Exposes Consequences of Excessive Visitor Visa Wait Times on Travelers, Business, U.S. Economy
U.S. Travel Association | December 5, 2022
U.S. Travel Association is bringing attention to the millions of travelers who seek to visit the United States, but confront a de facto border closure in the way of 400-800 day wait times to receive a visa. Today, the association launches a new website, USVisaDelays.com, that will feature the voices of those most affected by excessive visitor visa interview wait times: global travelers and U.S. businesses. “There are no better voices to tell the personal toll of America’s de facto border closure than the people, families and American businesses directly impacted by egregious visa wait times,” said U.S. Travel Association President a...
