DHS easing restrictions on HIV-positive visitors to US
- United States
- 10/06/2008
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to implement a new regulation that relaxes restrictions on issuing US visas to HIV-positive visitors. The regulation allows HIV-positive foreigners seeking to visit the US to receive temporary, non-immigrant visas without undergoing an individualized waiver process. In announcing the change, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the regulation “significantly improves the opportunities for individuals seeking to visit the US who were previously inadmissible because of an HIV infection” while “while maintaining a high level of security at our borders.” The regulation will allow some HIV-positive applicants to receive visas within one day, rather than waiting an average of 18 days for processing.
