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No Immigrant Visa processing in 70 plus countries.

When applying for a greencard from outside the United States, you must travel to the nearest consulate for an interview before your visa is approved. But what happens when there is no U.S. Visa processing in your home country, in some cases there is no consulates too. According to a new report from Cato Institute, the U.S. offers no immigrant visa processing in 67 countries.
Roughly 720 million people live in countries without immigrant visa processing.
That means applicants in those countries have to travel long distances to attend a consular interview, which can be costly and time-consuming. Over the past decade, the U.S. issued over 400,000 visas to people from these countries. which include Mozambique, Norway, Iraq, and Venezuela.
No Consulates or Embassies in 24 Countries.
Yes! you heard it right. In 24 countries, the U.S. simply has no consulate or embassy. The largest countries in this group are North Korea and the State of Palestine, followed by island nations and small states. In 12 countries, including Iran, Ukraine, and Russia, the U.S. has permanently and in some cases indefinitely closed its consulates.
Another 28 countries has consulates, but it only processes nonimmigrant visas. The report suggests that the U.S. offer virtual interviews and allow immigrant visa applicants to interview at embassies and consulates that only process nonimmigrant visas

No Interview for US Visa. US Embassy official give updates about US Visa. USCIS updated its Policy Manual to allow immigration officers to waive Green Card interviews for some family-based immigrants. They were also unofficially waiving interviews for employment green cards too. There are other interview waivers announced previously by DHS and State Department too.

More Good News for Certain Immigrants and Non Immigrants waiting for US Visa Interview at Embassies and Consulates abroad!.

Department of State is waiving in-person interview, through a Temporary Final rule effective immediately for certain immigrant Visa applicants, to reduce the massive visa backlog in Embassies and Consulates abroad.

Expansion of Interview Waiver Eligibility is also applied at the US consulates abroad.

This video covers Visa’s and their priority order in detail (starting from IR category, ending with Tourist B1 & B2 visa).
IR-1, CR-1, IR-2, IR-3, K1, SE1, H1B, H4, L1, L2, TN, H2, F, M, J, E1, E2, B1, B2 Visa appointments.

You can also have a quick look at individual country wise embassy visa processing status worldwide https://www.usembassy.gov/

Philippines US embassy / Consulate status – https://ph.usembassy.gov/
Mexico US embassy / Consulate status – https://mx.usembassy.gov/update-to-visas-services/
United Kingdom US embassy / Consulate status – https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/u-s-visa-and-travel-faqs/
India US embassy / Consulate status – https://in.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/
Pakistan US embassy – https://pk.usembassy.gov/
China US embassy / Consulate status – https://www.ustraveldocs.com/cn/index.html
Dominican Republic US embassy / Consulate status – https://do.usembassy.gov/visas/
Thailand US embassy / Consulate status – https://www.ustraveldocs.com/th/th-niv-visarenew.asp
Nigeria US embassy / Consulate status – https://ng.usembassy.gov/visas/
Colombia US embassy / Consulate status – https://co.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/
Ukraine US embassy / Consulate status – https://ua.usembassy.gov/visas/
Russia US embassy / Consulate status – https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ru/index.html
Vietnam US embassy / Consulate status – https://www.ustraveldocs.com/vn/index.html
Indonesia US embassy / Consulate status – https://id.usembassy.gov/visas/
Canada US embassy / Consulate status – https://ca.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/consular-operations-updates/
Brazil US Embassy – https://br.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/

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