U.S. Plans to Interview More Visa Applicants
Hoping to keep terrorists out of the United States, the Bush administration is planning a sharp increase in the number of face-to-face interviews with visa applicants, officials said.
At present, many foreigners, particularly from countries considered unlikely sources of terrorists, are not subjected to interviews by U.S. consular officers.
A State Department official, asking not to be identified, said the number of interviews has increased since the Sept. 11 attacks but that a more ambitious interview process is planned.
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