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State Department to Slash Visa-Processing Posts in Africa, Leaving Only 20 Embassies Handling Applications
An internal State Department memo shows that almost 30 African embassies and consulates will stop processing U.S. visas, leaving only 20 posts to handle all immigrant and non-immigrant applications. Business travelers and employers should brace for longer wait times, higher travel costs for interviews, and possible project delays as applicants are redirected across borders. The move underscores the administration’s strategy of tightening legal migration pathways and will complicate workforce planning for companies that rely on African talent.
EU seals Returns Regulation under Cyprus Presidency to accelerate deportations
Under Cyprus’ rotating EU Presidency, negotiators clinched a deal on the Returns Regulation, creating uniform EU rules that accelerate deportations, allow up to two years’ detention and enable ‘return hubs’ in third countries. The measure completes the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum ahead of its 12 June launch and is expected to relieve frontline states such as Cyprus while imposing tougher compliance obligations on migrants and employers alike. Businesses must ensure international staff keep legal status to avoid bans and removal.