2026 World Cup Visa Concerns
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•The 2026 World Cup will attract millions of foreign fans. Will the U.S. grant them visas?
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The 2026 men’s World Cup , co-hosted by the U.S. , Canada and Mexico , will co-head the 2026 event.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said it will be “the biggest, best and most inclusive FIFA World Cup ever” Concerns that some fans won’t be allowed to enter the United States because of visa wait times.
The wait for interviews in Colombia , or Nigeria , or India would stretch beyond 300 days .
A minority of fans who plan travel to the 2026 World Cup could be refused entry to the U.S. , which will host 78 of the 104 matches.
The wait times are among the highest in the world.
The State Department’s primary message to fans has been to “apply early”.
Soccer's global governing body has urged the State Department to address the wait times for fans.
The wait times largely stem from the COVID-19 pandemic, which made it so difficult for our embassies and consulates around the world to issue visas.
State Department is already “sending temporary additional staff to Colombia and extending operating hours”.
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