Amerika Serikat Tinjau Ketat Visa Bagi Penderita Diabetes Dan Obesitas

JAKARTA - President Donald Trump's administration issued new directives that have the potential to make it more difficult for foreigners to get visas to enter or live in the United States.

This directive emphasizes the rejection of applicants with certain medical conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and mental health problems, as well as for those who are deemed not to have sufficient financial resources.

According to guidelines issued by the State Department last week, consular officials were asked to thoroughly assess all visa applicants to ensure they would not depend on government assistance after arriving in the US.

This directive also expands the interpretation of public charge laws that allow the government to refuse visas or permanent residential status for foreigners who may become a public burden.

"This could lead to a major narrowing of immigration. The Trump administration is trying to return to the policies they implemented during their first term of office regarding public charging," said Julia Gelatt, director of the immigration policy program association at the Migration Policy Institute, quoted from the NBC News page.

In addition to health requirements, the new guide also asks consular officials to consider the age, status of the family, education, skills, and financial condition of the applicant. They can assess English language skills through interviews.

Some medical conditions that can make visa applicants rejected include:

- Concrete disease

- Obesity

- High blood pressure

- Heart disease, metabolic, and neurological

- Depression and anxiety

In addition, applicants who wish to prove a financial ability to meet the public charge requirements must provide complete documents, including bank accounts, assets, pension funds, and investments.

This policy could have an impact on immigrants living legally in the US.

The area of the impact and secret properties caused confusion and concern so that immigrants living legally and US citizens in immigrant families were reluctant to seek help and care they should have received under federal law, Adriana Cadena, Executive Director of Protecting Immigrant Families.

Although this guide applies primarily to immigrant visas, immigration attorney Steven Heller stressed that many discretions are given to consular officials to interpret these guidelines.

"These new guidelines are more about messages. They are given the freedom to use the totality of the situation as a sword, not a shield." he said.

This directive is part of the Trump administration's efforts to tighten immigration regulations since January which is believed to reduce the number of visas granted and have a greater impact on certain groups, including parents and applicants with low income.