The country had denied 206,733 Schengen visa applications ... and unclear rejection reasons. At the same time it removes all avenues for rejected applicants to informally appeal visa refusals.

Student visas: The State Department has temporarily stopped interviewing foreign citizens who are applying from abroad for student visas while it sets up procedures to review their social media posts.

Moreover, a high visa rejection rate by some Schengen area countries ... have been rejected will no longer be able to file an appeal. While there are plenty of alternative destinations available ...

All applicants will have the option of submitting a new visa application at any time in the case of a rejection ... “By removing the appeals process for rejected visa applications, the system ...

Taking to her social media, Uorfi Javed in a long post shared how she missed attending Cannes because of the visa rejection. The social media star wrote, “I haven't been uploading anything or ...

Germany is set to eliminate its visa remonstration procedure from July 1, 2025, impacting appeal options for rejected applicants. This move aims to expedite visa processing by removing the ...

EU’s high Schengen visa rejections hinder Africa’s mobility, trust, and partnership goals. Time to reform visa policies for ...

Starting July 2025, Germany will eliminate the informal remonstration process for visa rejections globally. Applicants must then submit a new application or pursue a formal legal appeal.

my visa got rejected. Was working on a few crazy outfit ideas. My team and I were very disheartened." After this, Uorfi asked everyone to share their rejection stories, saying rejection is an ...

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 8: As India saw over 9.6 million visa applications in 2023--with ... AI-driven solutions aimed at reducing visa rejection rates by up to 50%.

In a leaked letter to EFF senior member Godrich Gardee, UK High Commissioner Antony Phillipson apologised, citing the “necessary steps required to consider visa applications” and recent UK ...