US continues visa vetting even after admission, official says

US visa holders face vetting; visas revoked for overstays, crime, threats, or suspected terrorism links.

Federal immigration officers stand with masks, as federal detainments continue, in the hallways of U.S. immigration court in New York City, U.S., August 19, 2025. / Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

The U.S. State Department's continuous vetting applies to "all of the more than 55 million foreigners who currently hold valid U.S. visas," a department official said on Aug.21, including those who have already been admitted to enter the country.

"The State Department revokes visas any time there are indications of a potential ineligibility, which includes things like any indicators of overstays, criminal activity, threats to public safety, engaging in any form of terrorist activity, or providing support to a terrorist organization," the official said.

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