State Department has announced a pilot program for stateside visa renewals
/On February 9th, 2024, Deputy Assistant Secretary for visa services in the Bureau of Consular Affairs Julie Stufft stated in an interview with Bloomberg Law that the State Department will be launching a pilot program later this year to offer visa renewal options within the U.S. to certain temporary visa holders. Currently, all temporary visa holders are required to go abroad to renew their visa stamps. Stateside visa renewals were available before being discontinued in 2004.
The State Department has not yet offered any details about the timeline for implementing this procedure for domestic visa renewals.
In the meantime, the State Department has continued to offer interview waivers for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants seeking to renew their visas abroad. More information about visa waiver eligibility from AILA can be found here.
