The US State Department said the US has sharply reduced the issuance of short-stay visas to Ukrainians, increasing the number of refusals to 41%. Statistics.
Thus, the number of visa refusals for Ukrainian citizens increased from 15% to 41% compared to 2021. At the same time, the number of refusals for Russians fell from 29% to 26%.
It is stated that we are talking about a category B nonimmigrant visa for a short stay in the United States. It is divided into subcategory B-1 (for business or tourism purposes) and subcategory B-2 (for medical purposes).
Previously recognizedThe new US Ambassador to Russia, Lynn Tracy, said in her post that she would place “special emphasis” on maintaining dialogue between countries.
On January 30, the diplomat visited the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the ceremony of presenting copies of trust documents was held. After his release, he did not communicate with the press.
Source: Gazeta
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