Attention: Iranian Students Waiting for F & J Visas
Is your student visa stuck in administrative processing while your semester start date creeps closer and closer? We understand your frustration. Please contact us at [email protected].
FAQs on the Visa Waiver Restrictions (May 12, 2016)
The Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act (H.R. 158) prohibits citizens of countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program from visiting the United States under the program if they are dual nationals of or have recently traveled to Iran, Iraq, Sudan or Syria.
FAQ on Visa Waiver Changes Passed in Omnibus Bill (January 6, 2016)
Despite numerous objections, Congress included discriminatory provisions from a bill that passed the House of Representatives (H.R. 158) to bar dual nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran and Sudan as well as foreigners who have traveled to those countries since March 2011 from eligibility in the visa waiver program.
FAQ on Visa Waiver Reform Language in the Omnibus (December 18, 2015)
Despite numerous objections, the omnibus incorporated discriminatory provisions from a bill that passed the House of Representatives (H.R. 158) that would bar dual nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran and Sudan as well as foreigners who have traveled to those countries since March 2011 from eligibility in the visa waiver program.
NIAC Applauds UMass Policy Reversal
NIAC welcomes the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s decision today to reverse its policy to ban Iranian students from certain fields and looks forward to learning more about its new approach. NIAC President Trita Parsi released the following statement.