US Department of State Removes Temporary Changes to Nonimmigrant Visa Procedures

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The US Department of State is removing temporary changes made in 1996 to accommodate the increased workload of processing nonimmigrant visas for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, which included waiving passport and photograph requirements.

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