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U.S. Government Restricts Sports Visas for Transgender Women
UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – The policy bars transgender women from obtaining visas for women's sports to uphold fairness, affecting visa categories for extraordinary ability and national interest waivers, USCIS said.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued new guidance on Monday to restrict visa eligibility for transgender women athletes in three extraordinary ability categories, aligning with President Trump’s Executive Order 14201.
- This update follows broader efforts by the administration of President Donald Trump to regulate transgender participation in athletics and aligns with policies enacted earlier this year.
- USCIS now flags prior competition against women as a negative factor and excludes these 'male athletes' from national interest waivers and visa categories like O-1A, EB-1, and EB-2.
- Some competitors’ plans for the 2028 Summer Olympics may be disrupted, as USCIS did not respond to data requests on potential applicants affected.
- Within college athletics, about 25,000 international student athletes compete, and only a handful of transgender athletes like Laurel Hubbard, Alana Smith, and Quinn have competed in the Tokyo Games.
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Monday that it has updated its immigration policy to restrict visa eligibility for transgender women seeking to compete in women's sports.
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