{"id":22881,"date":"2024-09-03T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=22881"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:44:11","slug":"control-de-visados-para-estudiantes-iranies-universidades-americanas-uscis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/09\/03\/iranian-students-visa-screening-american-universities-uscis\/","title":{"rendered":"Los iran\u00edes se enfrentan a estrictos controles para poder estudiar en EE.UU."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaed065c\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After flying from Tehran to the U.S. embassy in Armenia, S., who asked to remain anonymous to prevent disrupting her current visa application, froze as she met the immigration officer&#8217;s eyes and heard, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, your visa application has been denied.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surely, she misheard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I spent eight months preparing for this moment. She had filed stacks of paperwork, taken necessary tests to ensure she met U.S. university requirements, made appointments months in advance and saved thousands of dollars to cover her visa expenses and travel to Armenia. It is unknown why she was denied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaed1c15\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaed2763\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaed2e06\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou\u2019re thinking \u2013 \u2018Oh, God. Eight months and where else [can I go now] with this rejection in my case, that \u2026doesn\u2019t have an explanation,\u2019\u201d said S., who was admitted to a university in California to pursue her Ph.D. in biophysics. \u201c[The agent] just says go and come back another day. She doesn\u2019t even know how much it took for us to take the time. And how much we spent to be in Armenia. How much we spent preparing this? She didn\u2019t even look at my documents.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visa denial came at the heels of a tumultuous few years that included the death of her sister and a severe case of COVID-19 that left her mother hospitalized. S. felt the need to pause her applications. This was her third attempt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Iranians are struggling to navigate the increasingly stringent screening process for student visas amid long-standing sanctions. With no U.S. embassy in Iran, students travel to neighboring countries for visa appointments, only to be canceled or immediately rejected by agents with no explanation. Nearly 10 Iranian students who spoke to Borderless Magazine this summer described the visa screening process as difficult or almost impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stringent screening process continues amid a divisive presidential election where immigration has become a top issue for voters. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have each faced criticism handling immigration issues. During his first term, Trump issued a travel ban for people traveling from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagomag.com\/city-life\/february-2017\/trump-travel-ban-lawyers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seven Muslim countries including Iran. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If re-elected, he reportedly said he would bring back a ban <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-bring-back-travel-ban-muslim-countries\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ceven bigger than before.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d Since 1980 and especially after 2001, Iranian migration to the U.S. has decreased significantly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaed437a\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-22804\" class=\"post-22804 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-immigration-policy tag-dnc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/08\/22\/democratic-republican-national-convention-kamala-harris-donald-trump-election-immigration\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024_08_22-Immigration-Story_Web_01-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/08\/22\/democratic-republican-national-convention-kamala-harris-donald-trump-election-immigration\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Are Talking About Immigration<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/senechal\/\" title=\"View all posts by ISabelle Senechal\">ISabelle Senechal<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/08\/22\/democratic-republican-national-convention-kamala-harris-donald-trump-election-immigration\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">agosto 22, 2024<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaed8e36\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy changes brought on by the Islamic Revolution of 1979 sparked an increase of Iranian students to flee the country and pursue higher education in Europe or the United States. A year later, Iranian universities closed for three years to revamp curricula reflecting Islamic values as part of the Cultural Revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1980, more than 51,000 Iranian students were studying in the United States. The number has seen a precipitous decline after the deterioration of political relations, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reinventing-Academic-Ties-Opportunities-For-US-Iran-Higher-Education-Cooperation-NMOU.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institute for International Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Now, Iranian students are among the largest<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opendoorsdata.org\/data\/international-students\/all-places-of-origin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> population in the Middle East <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who travel to the United States for an American education. In 2023, more than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/dam\/visas\/Statistics\/AnnualReports\/FY2023AnnualReport\/FY2023_AR_TableXVI.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4,000 students traveled on an F-1 student visa.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, these students face an arduous process of long waits and canceled appointments that leave their educational trajectory in limbo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou know, these things sometimes happen, and I think if we were in another country, would these things happen to us? And the answer is no,\u201d said S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaed9e10\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"backlog-and-stringent-visa-screenings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backlog and stringent visa screenings\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some legal advocates blame these cancellations on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/visa-information-resources\/section-306.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 306 of the Enhanced Border Security Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which requires countries labeled State Sponsors of Terrorism to follow special procedures to get a visa. This policy, which started after Sept. 11, 2001, created additional hurdles for citizens from Syria, Cuba, Iran and North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Section 306, residents of these countries over 16 years old must appear for an interview and additional checks with an office to prove they don\u2019t \u201cpose a threat to the safety or national security of the United States.\u201d Such screening prolongs the visa application process and can take nearly a year, according to some students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This often requires travel and makes it easier for officers to deny students, as noted by David Gluckman, the Director the the Immigration Practice Group at law firm McClandish Holton in Richmond, Virginia. He has worked with thousands of clients from Iran facing unreasonable delays as they await visa decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 306, he said, allows the consular to put applicants under administrative processing, which often requires additional security clearance like background checks and security advisor opinions to ensure they are not threats to national security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey have to be able to prove that they are not a threat to the United States,\u201d Gluckman said. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou have to overcome that presumption. That determination is not made by the consular office on the spot. It is something they need to submit to people in D.C.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaeda8cd\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage-2\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-21801\" class=\"post-21801 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-enforcementandcourts tag-uscisfeehike\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/03\/25\/uscis-citizenship-immigration-services-application-fee-increase\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024.03.21-Immigration-Fees_01-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/03\/25\/uscis-citizenship-immigration-services-application-fee-increase\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">U.S. Immigration Application Fees Increase Next Month. Here\u2019s What You Should Know<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/chelsea-verstegen\/\" title=\"View all posts by Chelsea Verstegen\">Chelsea Verstegen<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/03\/25\/uscis-citizenship-immigration-services-application-fee-increase\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">marzo 25, 2024<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added that only citizens of \u201cstate sponsors of terrorism\u201d must face administrative processing. This process makes it difficult for applicants to know the status of their visa and whether it has been approved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you&#8217;re in administrative processing, there\u2019s really no way to know what\u2019s going on with your case,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s really no way to know when it\u2019s going to be completed. The only thing you can do to prepare yourself is No. 1: Apply early. No. 2: Be as forthcoming as possible with the information the particular consular officer is asking from you.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gluckman said a major issue with administrative processing is a general lack of resources to handle a backlog of more than 50,000 awaiting visa decisions. He estimated that only around 30 analysts are reviewing them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are so many cases in the queue and only so many people to work on them,\u201d he said. \u201cIt seems to be a big time resource issue at the moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And once the applicant receives their visa decision, if they are denied it is nearly impossible to reapply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe problem is that once the decision is actually made by the consular officer to refuse your visa on the basis of these terrorism routes, it\u2019s almost impossible to challenge it,\u201d Gluckman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<blockquote><p>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey have to be able to prove that they are not a threat to the United States. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to overcome that presumption.&#8221;<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_widgetised_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div id=\"sidebar\" data-nectar-ss=\"true\" class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"custom_html-4 1articleright\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><h3 id=\"wordpress-popular-posts\" class=\"widget-title\">WordPress Popular Posts<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h4 id=\"trending-posts\" class=\"widget-title\">Trending Posts<\/h4><div class=\"wpp-shortcode\"><script type=\"application\/json\" data-id=\"wpp-shortcode-inline-js\">{\"title\":\"Trending Posts\",\"limit\":\"3\",\"offset\":0,\"range\":\"custom\",\"time_quantity\":\"124\",\"time_unit\":\"day\",\"freshness\":\"1\",\"order_by\":\"views\",\"post_type\":\"post\",\"pid\":\"\",\"exclude\":\"\",\"cat\":\"\",\"taxonomy\":\"category\",\"term_id\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"shorten_title\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"words\":false},\"post-excerpt\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"keep_format\":false,\"words\":false},\"thumbnail\":{\"active\":true,\"build\":\"predefined\",\"width\":\"240\",\"height\":\"160\"},\"rating\":false,\"stats_tag\":{\"comment_count\":false,\"views\":false,\"author\":false,\"date\":{\"active\":false,\"format\":\"F j, Y\"},\"category\":false,\"taxonomy\":{\"active\":false,\"name\":\"category\"}},\"markup\":{\"custom_html\":true,\"wpp-start\":\"&lt;ul class=&quot;wpp-list wpp-cardview&quot;&gt;\",\"wpp-end\":\"&lt;\\\/ul&gt;\",\"title-start\":\"&lt;h4 class=&quot;widget-title&quot;&gt;\",\"title-end\":\"&lt;\\\/h4&gt;\",\"post-html\":\"&lt;li&gt;{thumb} {title} {stats}&lt;\\\/li&gt;\"},\"theme\":{\"name\":\"\"}}<\/script><div class=\"wpp-shortcode-placeholder\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaeddf1e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"advancing-skills-abroad\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancing skills abroad<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the Revolution in 1979, the U.S. closed its embassy in Iran. Even 45 years later, students were forced to travel to neighboring countries like Armenia, Dubai or Turkey for their visa appointments. It\u2019s typical for some students to lose their jobs or university admissions offers in the U.S. while waiting for their appointments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who successfully made it to the U.S. described shared struggles and adversities they overcame, including challenging the visa process to move out of Iran and the narrow job prospects they felt were holding them back.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After getting her visa in Turkey, Elnaz Nour moved to California in December 2020. Nour, a medical researcher, got her medical degree in Iran. She noted that she didn\u2019t feel like she had an opportunity to make a change there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere weren\u2019t sufficient resources like facilities, cutting edge technology,&#8230;Internet connection or access to different websites,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was really hard to find what you love because of a lot of sanctions. Because of [the lack of] technology and modernity, you weren\u2019t able to pursue all you wanted to do.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69f8eaaede90a\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage-3\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5094\" class=\"post-5094 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-arts-culture tag-jacquelinesaper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/03\/03\/chicagoan-remembers-revolutionary-iran\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Iran, revolution, Chicago, author, hijab\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/03\/03\/chicagoan-remembers-revolutionary-iran\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chicagoan Remembers Revolutionary Iran<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/diane-bou-khalil\/\" title=\"View all posts by Diane Bou Khalil\">Diane Bou Khalil<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/03\/03\/chicagoan-remembers-revolutionary-iran\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">marzo 3, 2021<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her story is similar to that of others who faced few educational options and struggled to obtain a student visa. In September 2020, Sina Taamoli arrived in the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in physics and astronomy at the University of California, Riverside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout his bachelor\u2019s in Iran at the renowned Sharif University of Technology, Taamoli pursued mechanical engineering \u2014 a decision he believed to be a \u201csafe choice.\u201d Those who join their university\u2019s engineering programs are typically more successful in the job market than those who study pure sciences like physics, chemistry, or mathematics because of Iran\u2019s industry, Taamoli said.\u201cMost of my family members were highly educated, and most of them were doctors \u2013 medical doctors,\u201d he said. \u201cHaving a high level of education was just a predefined goal in my mind since my childhood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Iranians face cultural pressure to prioritize education, especially graduate and doctorate degrees. Even while education is emphasized, Taamoli said it\u2019s challenging to change your educational path after selecting your major.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you don\u2019t make the right choice, it might result in a disaster in your life and it\u2019s sometimes hard to compensate for a bad decision in high school in changing your major,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After receiving his bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering, Taamoli re-entered Sharif University to pursue a Master\u2019s degree in his true passion\u2014physics. He later applied for PhD programs across the United States to escape a deteriorating economy in Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverything was getting worse year after year in Iran, and I had to make this decision,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<blockquote><p>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverything was getting worse year after year in Iran, and I had to make this decision,\u201d he said.<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like other students, Taamoli also faced financial hurdles and discrimination when applying for his student visa. As he studies in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said he has bonded with his community of Iranians in the U.S. who have similar experiences. He noted that coming to the U.S. was less of a choice and more of a necessity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe only thing that could help at this moment would be having your friends around \u2013 people who are experiencing the same emotions at the same time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the economic and political instability, students like S. who are still trying to leave Iran remain hopeful, both for the future of their country and for themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Months after the rejection, S. replays the moments leading up to her appointment and remains confused about the lack of explanation for her rejected application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I graduated from Tehran University in 2020 as a medical doctor and began working as a clinical researcher. She dreamed of coming to the U.S. because Iran lacked facilities and resources that could sustain the work she wanted to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is motivated to continue applying to one day offer affordable and efficient medical care to her patients, something she says is largely unavailable in Iran due to sanctions and the worsening economic and political climate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m thinking of my patients,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve promised them I\u2019m going to make this possible one day, and I will make it possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After recently returning from Armenia, S. hopes to receive another appointment to get her visa and eventually come to the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen I come back to Tehran, I remember we have a great country \u2013 have great people,\u201d S. said. \u201cWe can change it 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