21.   The State Department this month decided to slow down the visa process for young men from Arab and Muslim nations so it can search for evidence of terrorist activities.

22.   The United States will slow down the visa process for young men from Arab and Muslim nations so it can search for evidence of terrorist activities.

23.   The visa application process takes three months for most foreigners.

24.   The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said Tuesday the law will not affect its visa approval process for Russian adoptions.

25.   The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday the new law will not affect its visa process for Russian adoptions.

26.   The visa process has always been criticized as favoring the wealthy.

27.   U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering announced Wednesday steps designed to ease the visa process, which human rights activists and Russian officials have said is rude and humiliating.

28.   Visa processes for young men from Arab and Muslim nations have also been delayed to give officials more time to search for evidence of terrorist activities.

29.   Ziglar said the student visa process had become lax because it was focused on serving students and the U.S. schools that accept them, but has been changed.