State Department To Limit Visas For Specific Chinese Citizens

As part of the continuing trade and intellectual property war with China, the U.S. Department of State has implemented a new policy to limit visa validity periods and impose additional security clearances before visa issuance to citizens of the People's Republic of China. The specifics of this new policy are still unclear, but are expected to provide guidance to U.S. consular officers to limit the validity period of visas for Chinese students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) degree fields. Additional security clearances are also expected for Chinese citizens applying for visas to serve as researchers or managers for companies in the United States that are on the U.S. Department of Commerce's list of companies that merit additional scrutiny. Typically, these additional security clearances take a few weeks to a few months, depending on the nature of the clearance and other agencies involved in the clearance process. This most recent move is derived