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The Magazine’s latest article is now live! @avvLoscerbo examines two issues central to the consular assessment of student visa applications: the effective reliability of financial guarantees provided by sponsors and the evaluation of migration risk through the coherence of the applicant’s educational pathway. magazine.consularaffairs.org…

Italian Embassy in Cameroon: Court Upholds Student Visa Refusal Based on Financial Guarantees and...

By Fabio Loscerbo (Lawyer based in Bologna, Italy)

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Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules. Source: @NPR. npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-594…

Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules

The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.

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What to know about the E.U.’s new biometric entry system that’s caused chaos at airports. Source: @TIME. time.com/article/2026/08/12/…

What to Know About the E.U.’s New Entry System

The E.U.’s new electronic entry system has been in full effect for only a few months, but some airports and airlines are already calling for it to be overhauled.

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DHS to propose end of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders. Source: @HigherEdDive. highereddive.com/news/dhs-to…

DHS to propose end of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders

Few details are known without the rule’s text, which has yet to be published in the Federal Register, but the change may pose difficulties for employers.

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Passport out-of-control at French airport. Source: @TheRegister. theregister.com/os-platforms…

Passport out-of-control at French airport

Papers please. Windows is watching

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Trump’s visa policies are not deterring international students from California universities. Source: @EdSource. edsource.org/2026/trump-stud…

Trump’s visa policies are not deterring international students from California universities

Across the country, universities have seen dips in international student enrollment during Trump’s second term, but the University of California has largely avoided those decreases.

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🇬🇦 As Gabon celebrates its independence, help fellow travelers by keeping the database up-to-date: arcg.is/1TDPiy1
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'A new era begins': Israel, Venezuela open up consular relations for first time in 17 years. Source: @Jerusalem_Post. jpost.com/israel-news/articl…

'A new era begins': Israel, Venezuela open up consular relations for first time in 17 years

The move creates an official channel of coordination between Israel and Venezuela, which have not maintained diplomatic relations since 2009.

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The Magazine’s latest article is now live! @avvLoscerbo provides a clear example of the circumstances in which incomplete documentary evidence may lawfully justify the refusal of a national student visa. magazine.consularaffairs.org…

Italian Embassy in Kazakhstan: when incomplete documentation justifies a student visa refusal

By Fabio Loscerbo (Lawyer based in Bologna, Italy)

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🇵🇰 Know Pakistan or have a friend who does? Jump in and help us keep the database up to date this Independence Day: arcg.is/1TDPiy1
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Discover this 2026 paper on Schengen as a European value via @DAAD_Germany, @GermanyDiplo, @sax_lt, and @VU_LT: doi.org/10.15388/NoT.2026.4
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Co-founder of controversial spyware firm had Israeli diplomatic passport. Source: @OCCRP. occrp.org/en/project/the-peg…

Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport

Spyware company NSO Group’s co-founder Shalev Hulio used an Israeli diplomatic passport to enter Panama in 2013, raising questions over the firm’s claims of independence from the Israeli state.

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Trump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final rule. Source: @HigherEdDive. highereddive.com/news/trump-…

Trump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final rule

Critics have castigated the measure, arguing it ignores average degree completion times and creates unnecessary burdens for international students.

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Paris contradicts its ambassador in Algiers: visas will not be reinstated without cooperation on migration. Source: @Atalayar_. atalayar.com/en/articulo/pol…

Paris contradicts its ambassador in Algiers: visas will not be reinstated without cooperation on...

Emmanuel Macron has backtracked on the announcement to grant 250,000 permits a year and has made any consular flexibility conditional on Algeria agreeing to ...

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China calls US visa regulations 'discriminatory', threatens countermeasures. Source: @ReutersAgency. reuters.com/world/china/chin…

China calls US visa regulations 'discriminatory', threatens countermeasures

China on Friday urged ​the United States to ‌withdraw its new "discriminatory" visa regulations and said ​it reserves the ​right to take reciprocal ⁠countermeasures.

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Trump administration drastically cuts length of foreign journalist visas. Source: @guardian. theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

Trump administration drastically cuts length of foreign journalist visas

Visas will be shortened to 240 days, down from five years, and Chinese journalists will be limited to 90 days

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Iran denies French accusation of intimidating 2 embassy employees. Source: @anadoluagency. aa.com.tr/en/europe/iran-den…

Iran denies French accusation of intimidating 2 embassy employees

Foreign Ministry official says 2 French employees briefly questioned after attending meeting with security suspects | Anadolu

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US embassy urges caution among American citizens in Israel amid uptick in organized crime. Source: @TimesofIsrael. timesofisrael.com/us-embassy…

US embassy urges caution among American citizens in Israel amid uptick in organized crime

Warning comes in the wake of an escalating conflict between influential crime families in Israel, which sparked a series of attacks at branches of the Japanika sushi chain

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July 26 marks Liberia’s Independence Day. To suggest updates: arcg.is/1TDPiy1
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Hundreds of thousands of Malaysian couples in limbo as consulate halts Thai marriage letters. Source: @TMReserve. themalaysianreserve.com/2026…

Hundreds of thousands of Malaysian couples in limbo as consulate halts Thai marriage letters

Nearly 100,000 Malaysian couples who married in southern Thailand without valid travel documents since Sept 1, 2016 could face legal complications after the Consulate General of Malaysia in Songkhla...

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