Amending Executive Order 13597

Executive Order 2017-13458
Signed on June 22, 2017
45th Presidency

What it means

This order removes a specific provision from a 2012 Executive Order about visa processing goals. It directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to revise their implementation plan accordingly.

Expected impact

  • Potential changes to how visa applications and foreign visitor processing are handled, which could affect tourism and business travel to the United States
  • Gives the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs more flexibility in visa processing procedures
  • May alter processing times for international visitors seeking to enter the United States

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