The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/us-visa/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:04:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png US visa | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/us-visa/ 32 32 Trump administration reviewing all 55M foreigners with US visas for any violations https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-administration-reviewing-all-55m-foreigners-with-us-visas-for-any-violations/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:23:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3625459 State Department says all visa holders subject to 'continuous vetting,' adds that it has 'revoked more than twice as many visas... as during the same time period last year'

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]]> US State Department halts all visitor visas for Gazans, after far-right activist’s post https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-state-department-halts-all-visitor-visas-for-gazans/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:51:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3621462 Department announces it will conduct 'a full and thorough' review after issuing temporary medical-humanitarian visas to 3,800 Palestinians in initiative coordinated with RFK Jr.

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]]> Bay Area synagogue mobilizes for two Palestinian visitors detained at airport https://www.timesofisrael.com/bay-area-synagogue-mobilizes-for-two-palestinian-visitors-detained-at-airport/ Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:28:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3571612 Cousins from Masafer Yatta face deportation after arriving on valid visas for awareness mission sponsored by local synagogue; authorities revoked their visas for unknown reasons

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]]> International students in Alabama fearful after researcher from Iran detained https://www.timesofisrael.com/intl-students-in-alabama-fearful-after-detention-of-researcher-with-political-ties/ Sun, 04 May 2025 03:34:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3540982 Iranian students say they have been advised by faculty to 'lay low' and 'be invisible' after Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani and fiancé Alireza Doroudi swept up by immigration officers

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]]> Trump administration restores student visas, but impact on anti-Israel protesters unclear https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-administration-restores-student-visas-but-impact-on-anti-israel-protesters-unclear/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:58:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3535291 Officials suspend revocation of visas for those arrested until process can be refined, amid mounting public pressure

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]]> US to vet social media accounts of visa applicants who visited Gaza after 2007 https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-vet-social-media-accounts-for-visa-applicants-who-visited-gaza-after-2007/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 06:24:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3529561 Internal State Department cable says online profiles of relevant travelers should be searched for 'potential derogatory information relating to security issues'

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]]> Visa revocations sow panic for foreign students in US, as hundreds fear deportation https://www.timesofisrael.com/visa-revocations-sow-panic-for-foreign-students-in-us-as-hundreds-fear-deportation/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 01:30:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3528061 At least 790 students at over 120 schools have had visas canceled or legal status terminated in recent weeks, according to review; advocacy groups say hundreds more could be caught up

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]]> Trump sides with Musk in ‘MAGA civil war’ over worker visas https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-sides-with-musk-in-maga-civil-war-over-worker-visas/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 04:10:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3448726 Spat between Tesla CEO and traditional anti-immigration Trump backers erupts, with Musk even vowing to 'go to war' over program that helps highly skilled workers enter country

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]]> Israeli official slams US sanctioning of Elor Azaria as ‘politically motivated’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-official-slams-us-sanctioning-of-elor-azaria-as-politically-motivated/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 01:57:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3334887&preview=true&preview_id=3334887 Decision to designate ex-soldier who was convicted and served time for killing wounded assailant eight years ago conveys lack of trust in Israeli justice system, official tells ToI

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]]> US sanctions ex-IDF soldier convicted of killing wounded Palestinian stabber in 2016 https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-sanctions-ex-idf-soldier-convicted-of-killing-wounded-palestinian-stabber-in-2016/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:39:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3334070 Visa ban on Elor Azaria, who served 9 months of 18-month prison sentence, comes months after US backtracked on sanctioning IDF battalion over alleged rights abuses in West Bank

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]]> US to announce visa ban on violent settlers in coming weeks — officials https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-announce-visa-ban-on-violent-settlers-in-coming-weeks-officials/ Sat, 02 Dec 2023 15:10:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3168553 Announcement expected to specify number rather than names of settlers banned as deterrent against those considering targeting Palestinians; French foreign ministry calls for EU ban

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]]> Netanyahu welcomes Smotrich’s retraction of ‘inappropriate’ call to wipe out Huwara https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-welcomes-smotrichs-retraction-of-inappropriate-call-to-wipe-out-huwara/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 01:50:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2966188&preview=true&preview_id=2966188 PM, far-right minister take jabs at US envoy Nides, who was reported by Channel 12 saying he wished he could throw Smotrich off the plane to DC; ambassador denies making the remark

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]]> Smotrich says his call to ‘wipe out’ Huwara was an ’emotional slip of the tongue’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-says-his-call-to-wipe-out-huwara-was-an-emotional-slip-of-the-tongue/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 19:12:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=2965997 Officials say White House holding discussions over whether to grant far-right minister a visa for US visit next week, but indicate he is unlikely to be barred

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]]> Former conscripts in Iran Guards bemoan ban on entering US due to terror listing https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-conscripts-in-iran-guards-bemoan-ban-on-entering-us-due-to-terror-listing/ Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:00:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2787685 Iranians stateside disappointed that Trump-era terror designation of IRGC not removed under Biden, preventing family members from joining them

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]]> US nixes visa of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, who’s been accused of racism – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-cancels-visa-of-safed-chief-rabbi-shmuel-eliyahu-whos-been-accused-of-racism/ Tue, 31 May 2022 06:14:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2772790 Safed chief rabbi, a leading national-religious figure, blames 'anti-Zionists' in the Reform movement for decision to cancel his travel document

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