31/07/2025
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐- ๐.๐. ๐๐จ๐ง-๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐:
Effective September 2, 2025, the Department of State will update the categories of applicants that may be eligible for a waiver of the nonimmigrant visa interview. All nonimmigrant visa applicants, including applicants under the age of 14 and over the age of 79, will generally require an in-person interview with a consular officer except:
Applicants classifiable under the visa symbols A-1, A-2, C-3 (except attendants, servants, or personal employees of accredited officials), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1 through NATO-6, or TECRO E-1;
Applicants for diplomatic- or official-type visas; and
๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐-๐, ๐-๐, ๐๐/๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐.
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ (๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ ๐-๐ญ, ๐-๐ฎ, ๐๐ญ/๐๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐:
1. apply in their country of nationality or residence;
2. have never been refused a visa (unless such refusal was overcome or waived); and
3. have no apparent or potential ineligibility.
Consular officers may still require in-person interviews on a case-by-case basis for any reason.
