Mouse click to break a curse

By Crispin Aranda

Jan 22, 2024 12:02 am

MIGRANT MATTERS

IN 2023, US embassies and consular posts worldwide issued 413,900 immigrant visas, or a monthly average of 34,491.

Given almost 36 months of waiting for visa interviews, imagine close to a million clicks visa applicants have subjected their mice to each time they receive a notice from the National Visa Center (NVC), hoping that it would be the actual interview notice when the email opens.

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