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U.S. Embassy Reverses Sudden Visa Ban for Nepalis — But There's a Major Catch!

A federal court forced Washington to lift its blanket visa freeze on Nepal and 74 other countries — but a $15,000 bond requirement remains.

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14 Sept 2026, 07:40 NPTUpdated 24 Sept 2026, 08:041 min read

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U.S. Embassy Reverses Sudden Visa Ban for Nepalis — But There's a Major Catch!

The US Department's pause on immigrant and diversity visa on Nepal and 74 other countries has officially ended , followed by the federal court ruling that the nationality based freeze on visa to be unlawful violating the Immigration and Nationality Act.

US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan the policy illegal in a case called CLINIC v. Rubio.

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