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Mullin said the department was also redesigning its application process to minimise errors that often delay visa approvals.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026.
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