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The United States may limit the issuance of visas for grooms and brides

Two massacres - one in Paristhe other in California - forced the American leaders, who are looking for ways to prevent new attacks, to pay attention to two possibilities of entering the US territory.

The first is a visa for grooms and brides K-1, which was used by Tashfin Malik and 25 are used by thousands more people a year. A visa allows people who are engaged to US citizens to come to the country. Malik died in a shootout with the police after she and her husband killed a 14 man at a social center party.

Another way is a visa-free entry program that covers a much larger number of people. It allows citizens of 38 countries to come to the US for up to 90 days if the purpose of their trip is tourism or business.

“We need to introduce stricter checks on people who come to America without a visa, so that we can closely look at whether they have traveled to combat zones,” said President Barack Obama in his Sunday address addressing the fight against terrorism. “We work with representatives of both parties in Congress to do just that.”

According to the federal government, in 2013, 21,2 million people came to the United States on a visa-free entry program, which is about 39 percent of all people who came to the country to spend their holidays or for business purposes.

Congress vote

The US House of Representatives this week will vote on a bill to tighten the program. According to this document, persons who have visited Iraq, Syria or another “unfavorable country or territory” during the last five years will be required to obtain an American visa.

Participation in the program of any of the 38 countries may be suspended if they do not cooperate with the United States on the issue of exchanging information about which travelers pose a security risk.

Obama also сообщил on Sunday, that he instructed the State Department and the Ministry of National Security to review the rules for issuing a K-1 visa, which is easier to get than other types of visas, which raises questions about this process and its potential deficiencies.

Malik grew up in Pakistan, but later moved to Saudi Arabia, where she first met personally with Syed Farouk. Before that, they corresponded through a dating site, the lawyer of the Faruk Muhammad Abuershaid family said.

Simplify entry

That single meeting was enough for Farouk and Malik to fulfill the requirement for applying for a K-1 visa - one meeting during the two years preceding the application for a visa. Farouk gathered and presented evidence that this meeting took place, and submitted the appropriate application to the Immigration Service. This started the process, which usually takes from 6 to 12 months and includes various checks, including health status, income and personal data.

David North of the Center for Immigration, which advocates for immigration restrictions, last week indicated that applicants for a K-1 visa are rarely denied entry to the United States. Last year, according to his data, this happened only in one case from 305.

While the case of Malik is still on everyone’s lips, lawmakers are exploring the possibility of introducing additional restrictions. At the same time, according to North, this is the first time that a person who entered the United States on such a visa was accused of committing murder.

“As far as I know, there were cases when foreigners, including citizens of the Middle East, who entered the United States on a tourist, student or immigration visa, killed or attempted to kill people in the United States, but this is the first time that such a crime has been committed a person arriving here on a K-1 visa. ”

This incident “certainly means that someone has to think about it and do something,” said Shamus Hughes of George Washington University, expressing his opinion on tightening the procedures for issuing a visa to X-1. “This is a complex issue, similar to the visa-free entry program, which I personally consider to be a much more serious threat to the security of the country.”

Questions about the visa program for brides and grooms arose against the background of the fierce controversy in the US about the Obama administration’s plan to accept Syrian refugees. Some critics argue that refugees are a much more serious security threat, as terrorists can use this program to enter a country.

A spokesman for the White House said Friday that as part of the Syrian refugee screening program, it is necessary “to thoroughly check anyone who is trying to enter the United States.” At the same time, the standards for verifying K-1 visa recipients are “not as stringent”.

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