U.S. Visa Wait Times Slow Tourism Recovery
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Listen Now Episode NotesInternational visitors have come to the U.S. in larger numbers in recent weeks after it lifted its Covid testing requirement for inbound air travelers. But Global Tourism Reporter Dawit Habtemariam writes a significant barrier is preventing the U.S. from making a full recovery — the protracted wait time for visitor visas.
Citizens of countries outside the U.S. Visa Waiver Program — including India, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil — must apply for a visa to visit the U.S., Habtemariam notes. An
