An effective ban on issuing most types of travel visas for Russians wanting to visit the US has come into force, with Washington’s envoys blaming mutual expulsions of staff and new rules preventing them from hiring local citizens.
Beginning on Wednesday, the US Embassy in Moscow will slash the number of services it offers both to Russians and to its own citizens. Applications for visas, including from those wanting to travel to see family or for work, will no longer be processed. Only a “very limited” number of legacy and “life-or-death” visas will be offered.
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