USA Visa ban clarifications

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b3rzera1

After reading the entire policy and did some digging hope this helps yall.

This ban only affects people from these countries who are trying to get jobs or immigrate to the US .

Esports players use one of these 2 visas to get into the country
1) P-1A
2)O-1A

and according to this policy they wont be affected by this policy .

If ur a person from one of these countries and wanna visit the US or wanna watch VCT at the live venue you're also good to go cause you can still avail the B-2 visa and get into the country legally without many issues .

Sources : Reuters , Economic Times and AP News

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poggpigg

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cool 👍

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Livvie

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in theory

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The suspension, which will begin Jan. 21, will not apply to applicants seeking non-immigrant visas, or temporary tourist or business visas, who make up the vast majority of visa seekers. Demand for non-immigrant visas is expected to rise dramatically in the coming months and years due to the upcoming 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics both of which the U.S. will host or co-host.

Source : https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2026/01/14/us-suspending-immigrant-visa-processing-from-75-countries-over-public-assistance/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Livvie

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yea ik but especially for fans there could be complications with suspicions of only getting the visa to then stay in the country

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b3rzera1

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I mean fans should obey the law uk if they are applying for visas for tourism purposes they should not overstay their visit and be like ohhhhh ICE bad . Its also the immigration officers' job to uk do their job and do deep background checks before letting ppl into the country .

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also i read it gooes into effect on the 21st and im assuming every vct team will have their issues sorted by then

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b3rzera1

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no im talking with regards to stage 1 and stage 2 as well

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macncheese

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i assumed they all applied for long term visas. not sure how it works but if they have to renew for every stage thats crazy no?

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The suspension, which will begin Jan. 21, will not apply to applicants seeking non-immigrant visas, or temporary tourist or business visas, who make up the vast majority of visa seekers. Demand for non-immigrant visas is expected to rise dramatically in the coming months and years due to the upcoming 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics both of which the U.S. will host or co-host.

Source : WSLS

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we hope so

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w thanks for the effort

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b3rzera1

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yep no worries

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smart cookie!

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Effluxi

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famously consistent us admin

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b3rzera1

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