New US Visa Rules Come into Force Targeting 6 Muslim Countries
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A Saudi family embrace as members arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., on June 26, 2017. | Photo: Reuters
Civil liberties groups express concerns as measures are imposed.
Visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries must have a close family or formal business ties to the United States to be admitted into the country.
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The State Department issued the guidelines to all U.S. embassies and consulates late on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court on Monday partially restored President Donald Trump’s executive order that barred most U.S. travel by citizens of the six nations for 90 days.
The ban will take effect at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Ti...