A lot of people keep asking the same questions about when will this pause be lifted, when will the public charge rule apply to DOS, when will this, when will that...I am 1000% certain if anyone in this sub has any information that will be put our mind at ease will keep it from us. So please stop asking the same questions because NO ONE KNOWS. NOT EVEN DOS.

So after September 18 public charge rule applies , if people that already did interview and are paused due to the visa ban of 75 country what would happen then to these people ? If your not a public charge then what?

I want to know some informations

(please answer only with arguments)

1. What do you think about when the pause will be lifted?
2. If it happens, how many days/weeks/months should we wait before inviting?
3. How likely is it that we will arrive before the end of the year?
4. How likely is it that Vargas will side with the government?

Thanks a lot for your attention and answers

Waiting for the day i'll read THE PAUSE ON THE 75 COUNTRIES HAS BEEN LIFTED. That will honestly be the best headline i've read in a long while.

My question for people who had their medical exams back in January (or those whose exams have expired) and interviewed in Cairo consulate.
Have you updated your medical exams?
What was your experience in doing so?
Mine is set to expire soon and I want to know what to do as I want my papers to be up-to-date.

Sorry if I am new into this, but I did research into the consular pause/ban for new immigrant and I found out there are three level of ban based on three separate presidential proclamation.

1. There are 19 countries that are fully banned. (RED)

2. There is additional 20 countries that are partially banned, whatever that means. (Orange)

3. And addition to this there are 55 counties that new immigration visas are paused. (Yellow)

The 75 county included the 55 country of immigration pause and the 20 partially banned nations. So the 20 countries sandwiched in between the two bans will still be banned by the other presidential proclamation even if the 75 country pause is lifted. So the people effected by the 39 country ban have no chance of getting a visa until at least 2029 or more.

I created a map with Mapchart, and basically the Red and Orange countries seem to be screwed. Therefore, when we are talking about the 75 country pause being lifted, we are only talking about 55 counties (in yellow), not all of the 75 counties.

Can someone confirm if my understanding is correct?

https://preview.redd.it/o72mn9lhw5kh1.png?width=1814&format=png&auto=webp&s=4cf48dd67b45adc850e216c8303a9ba68cea4f5e

At this point I just don't know what to do. Sometimes I feel like I should join a law suite and sometimes it feels like everything will be fine within couple of months. Every single day feels like forever. The way the govt is defending and pressurizing Judge for plaintiffs only order, it looks like maybe I should consider joining one for my husband. Anyone recently have joined any law suite or considering joining one?

A new court filing was submitted by the Department of Justice in CLINIC v Rubio.

DOJ submitted a formal response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Authority regarding a brand-new preliminary injunction win out of Northern California: Sayani v. U.S. Department of State.

This analysis is short because the DOJ is just rehashing the same defense from their previous response.

The DOJ’s Core Defense: "Injunctions Are Only Personal":

• In their letter to Judge Vargas in SDNY, DOJ tries to downplay the Sayani decision by pointing out that the California court only granted preliminary relief to the specific named plaintiffs, rather than issuing a nationwide, policy-wide vacatur of the cable.
• DOJ's primary strategy right now is to limit losses to case-by-case orders while trying to stop major organizational lawsuits (like CLINIC) from wiping out the entire policy programmatically across the board.

While the DOJ is losing the battle on the merits at the district court level, their strategy is a delay-and-isolate play. By keeping the injunctions confined strictly to named plaintiffs, they force immigration attorneys to file expensive, individualized lawsuits case-by-case. They are likely banking on a friendly appellate panel in a conservative circuit to eventually reverse one of these injunctions, creating a circuit split that they can ride out until the "policy review" period is finalized or a broader ruling is handed down.

Ranting: I am one of the people who this pause is affecting and i have been working on my husbands case since 2023. First it was the backlog with USCIS, then the NVC didnt have a date and now this freaking pause. My 18 month old has not spend more than a month with his dad, i am so exhausted. I am a woman of faith but i am losing my faith little by little, i have prayed, fasted and i believe in the word of God. I just so tired of all of this. Like are we able to write to Judge Vargas and tell her our story? I dont understand why she need 4 months to write an airtight decision

It's not often that the media covers the 75-country pause, but this latest piece from Forbes offers a good portion of coverage among other Trump administration policies. Much of this we already know, but wanted to share the coverage nevertheless.

In his latest article for Forbes, Stuart Anderson details how current policy shifts are restricting virtually every category of legal immigration. While media coverage often focuses on employment fees or student visa rules, viewing this broader trend through the lens of the 75-country immigrant visa processing pause shows how these policies work in tandem.

• Systemic Reductions Over Routine Bottlenecks: The report emphasizes that reductions in legal immigration numbers are not accidental processing lags, rather they stem from coordinated executive policy directives. The 75-country freeze serves as a central mechanism for these reductions, using broad administrative holds under the umbrella of "public charge" and overstay precautions.
• Impact Across All Categories: While the Forbes piece addresses workforce and student visa restrictions, the 75-country pause specifically targets immigrant visas (family-sponsored and employment-based green card applicants at the consular stage). This effectively halts final visa foil issuances for applicants from nearly half the nations in the world, regardless of individual eligibility.
• Categorical Policies vs. Individualized Adjudication: A core theme in Anderson's analysis is the shift away from statutory, case-by-case evaluation toward blanket administrative suspensions. In ongoing litigation (such as CLINIC v. Rubio or Ullah v. LaFave), plaintiffs argue that applying categorical freezes overrides consular officers' statutory mandate under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to conduct individualized reviews.

When do you think "policy review" period will be finalized or a broader ruling is handed down

I’m part of a large WhatsApp group of immigrant visa people, with hundreds of members, all of them of Paused Country (75 pause) and we’ve noticed something interesting.

Many applicants who had their interviews between January and June 2026 have reported changes to the CEAC “Last Updated” field during the last two weeks, especially between July 30 and August 15. But all status changed during this weekend, once we are accessing almost in a daily basis. Previously all of those status was reported close to interview date. Normally 5-7 days after interviews cases are updated.

What’s interesting is that, in many cases, the visa status itself didn’t change. Only the “Last Updated” date changed.

We’re talking about dozens of cases, not just one or two isolated reports.

Has anyone from other countries noticed the same pattern?

Could this simply be a batch update, or could consular officers be actively reviewing previously interviewed cases?

I’m especially interested in hearing from applicants from countries affected by the current immigrant visa pause.
Any thoughts?

Red Eagle Law is looking for a plaintiff for an upcoming lawsuit seeking to require the U.S. Department of State (DOS) to open the DV-2027 entry period.

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Must be lawfully present in the United States
Must be willing and eligible to enter the DV-2027 lottery
F-1 or H-1B status is preferred, but any lawful presence may qualify
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Hello, I noticed that the Casablanca Embassy isn't moving from December 2025 I've being wondering is it because of a backlog or a pause or what exactly ? Did anyone who's DQ at January 2026 at Casablanca Embassy started receiving interview letters ? I only get hope from receiving news from people thank you everyone.

Don't a lot of White dudes bring wives from Colombia, Thailand, Philippines, etc? Are White people not affected by this racist pause that is a ban in effect?

For those whose cases were auto-expedited or expedited, what did their CEAC status show: “Ready” or “Refused”? Please check and let me know.