The U.S. Department of State recently disclosed that since Donald Trump assumed the presidency again in 2025, the federal government has revoked over 100,000 visas of various types, setting a new record for the scale of visa revocations in U.S. history.
For comparison, the U.S. revoked approximately 40,000 visas in all of 2024; the number of revocations in 2025 has already reached more than double that of the previous year. U.S. Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott explicitly stated in an official declaration that the total volume of visa revocations in 2025 saw a year-on-year increase of approximately 150%.
The majority of those whose visas were revoked in 2025 were due to overstaying business and tourist visas. Additionally, many individuals had their visas revoked due to charges such as driving under the influence, assault, and theft.
This shift sends an extremely clear signal—the U.S. tolerance for "non-immigrant status" is systematically declining.
01. International Students
Become a Key Affected Group
Over the past year, requests for assistance on Chinese social media platforms regarding "visa revocation," "SEVIS termination," and "sudden status termination" have continued to increase, with a significant portion of cases coming from international students. Some students have fallen into status crises directly due to prolonged stays outside the U.S. during the pandemic, irregular status transitions, or flaws in their records.
Data disclosed by the U.S. Department of State shows that approximately 8,000 international students had their legal status in the U.S. directly stripped, and approximately 2,500 workers in special categories were simultaneously affected. More alarmingly, this is not a "temporary enforcement action." As early as August 2025, the Trump administration officially announced that it would conduct a comprehensive review of all foreign nationals holding valid U.S. visas (approximately 55 million people). This measure is widely considered the largest visa re-examination operation in U.S. history.
The U.S. Department of State has clearly shifted its enforcement logic forward—from "whether there was an illegal entry" to "whether there is continued compliance with national public and security requirements."
02. Visa Issuance Simultaneously Tightened
In addition to large-scale revocations of existing visas, the U.S. government is simultaneously tightening the visa issuance process.
Recently, the U.S. Department of State announced that starting January 21, 2026, it will suspend the processing of visa applications from 75 countries. This measure indicates that the logic of U.S. visa adjudication is shifting further from "whether the visa conditions are met" to an assessment of the applicant's future economic dependency risks and social costs.
03. Policy Logic Has Fundamentally Changed
Combined with the aforementioned visa revocations and comprehensive review measures, the U.S. has formed a triple-tightening pattern of "revoking existing stock + suspending new applications + strengthening reviews."
One must face the reality: all non-immigrant visas are, in essence, temporary, conditional, and unilaterally revocable administrative permits, rather than status rights protected by the Constitution.
Once the policy direction shifts, an individual's academic, career, and family arrangements can be "paused" at any time.
04. How to Truly Resolve Status Anxiety?
In the current policy environment, the importance of status itself is rising significantly. With the parallel advancement of visa revocations, comprehensive reviews, and tightened issuance, the stability and predictability of status are becoming key variables affecting individual academic, career development, and family planning.
In the past, many viewed visas as "long-term usable passes"; today, the U.S. government has clearly told everyone with data—visas can become invalid at any time. Status planning is no longer an option to "consider later," but a core issue that must be faced immediately. Now is the critical window to lay out U.S. status and seize the initiative.
Among the various immigration paths at this stage, EB-5 investment immigration is gradually becoming the choice for more and more applicants. Under the new EB-5 law, rural EB-5 projects are exempt from visa backlogs and have the advantage of priority processing; the "concurrent filing" policy allows applicants in the U.S. to file Form I-526E and Form I-485 simultaneously, enabling them to obtain a Combo card in about 3 months, quickly achieving legal residency and employment eligibility.
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