美即將收緊六國簽證發放
The United States is set to implement new rules requiring visa applicants from six majority-Muslim nations to have a close relationship with a family member or business in the U.S. in order to be eligible to be admitted to the country.
A State Department cable seen by the Associated Press and Reuters late Wednesday, but not made public, outlined how consular officials should proceed with the visa applications for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The acceptable close family relationships include a parent, spouse, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling who is already in the United States.
Relationships that do not meet the requirement include grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, fiancee or other extended family.
An acceptable business relationship has to be "formal, documented," and not created for the purpose of evading the travel ban. The cable said something like a hotel reservation would not meet the requirement.
The Associated Press said the new rules were due to go into effect at 8 p.m. Washington time Thursday (0000 GMT Friday).美國即將實施新規定，要求六個穆斯林爲主要人口的國家的簽證申請人必須跟美國的家人或企業有緊密聯繫，纔有資格入境美國。
美聯社和路透社星期三晚上都看到了國務院的電文，但是沒有公開發表。電文中解釋了駐外使領館簽證官在審查伊朗、利比亞、索馬里、蘇丹、敘利亞和也門人的簽證時需要遵循的原則。
緊密的親屬關係包括人在美國的父母、配偶、孩子、成年子女、子女配偶或是兄弟姐妹。
不符合要求的親屬關係包括祖父母、孫子孫女、外孫子外孫女、父母的兄弟姐妹、兄弟姐妹的子女、堂表兄弟姐妹，兄弟姐妹的配偶、未婚夫和未婚妻，以及其他遠親。
符合要求的商業關係必須是“正式的，登記在案的”，不能是爲了逃避旅行限令而專門建立的，酒店預訂這類證明不符合要求。
美聯社的報道說，新規定將於華盛頓時間星期四晚上8點生效。
