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"In connection with the publication of the U.S. President's executive order titled 'Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States' of January 27, 2017, we announce that Article 8 of the order introduces a mandatory personal interview in the U.S. Consulate for applicants whose previous U.S. visa expired more than a year ago before the date of submission of documents for a new visa," the department said.

Read alsoOutburst of violence in Ukraine may be Trump’s first test with Putin - WPAt the same time, it is reported that visa processing for citizens of Ukraine within one year after the expiry of the previous visa takes place without a personal interview.

"Visa processing for citizens of Ukraine who apply for a U.S. visa for the first time, or valid term of the previous visa expired more than a year ago, takes place via personal presence in the U.S. consulate and an interview with the authorized employee of the U.S. consulate," the ministry said.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that suspends the country's refugee program for four months and halts the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely, a move he says is intended to "keep terrorists out" of the United States.