WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
This week,Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and 28 of their Senate colleaguesexpressed concernabout the unavailabilityof appointments forstudent and exchange visitor visasto meetthe start of the academic year and demandedanswers regarding delays in processing of these applications at U.S. embassiesand consulates.
"We urge the State Department to ensure timely processing of F, M, and J student and exchange visitor nonimmigrant visas, consistent with the approach taken by administrations of both parties in the past, and to implement other measures to avoid diminishing U.S. competitiveness,"wrote the senatorsin a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio...