Foreign students/athletes - VISA problems this year?

[AgaveMaria]

With the current administration in Washington will we see foreign student Athletes being denied this year? 

Canada & tariff situation - will it cause Visa revocations/denials for students?

Will Ono from Japan lose his chance at Penn State?

Will we find ICE at sporting venues picking up Athletes/fans?

It is a possibility & if it happens some programs could get hit hard.

[Caveira]

Yawn 

[RAFWiki]

Sadulaev more or less said he signed with RAF because (in theory) it'll guarantee him a visa for the 2028 Olympics, and he doesn't want problems getting into the US

So far, Sadulaev still can't get his visa approved 

I don't think athletes who are already in the country will have visas revoked, but it will be interesting to see how America handles all the international Olympians in 2028 who aren't being proactive

Edited August 27 by RAFWiki

[2001Hokie]

33 minutes ago, RAFWiki said:

Sadulaev more or less said he signed with RAF because (in theory) it'll guarantee him a visa for the 2028 Olympics, and he doesn't want problems getting into the US

So far, Sadulaev still can't get his visa approved 

I don't think athletes who are already in the country will have visas revoked, but it will be interesting to see how America handles all the international Olympians in 2028 who aren't being proactive

I believe we just went through that with the World Cup.  Save for a couple isolated examples, this wasn't an issue.  I imagine there won't be a problem in 2028 either.  

[MoveCountermove]

On 8/27/2026 at 11:06 AM, RAFWiki said:

Sadulaev more or less said he signed with RAF because (in theory) it'll guarantee him a visa for the 2028 Olympics, and he doesn't want problems getting into the US

So far, Sadulaev still can't get his visa approved 

I don't think athletes who are already in the country will have visas revoked, but it will be interesting to see how America handles all the international Olympians in 2028 who aren't being proactive

How far out do they have to work on this? I’m not super up to speed on the process, but if you started all your efforts today, could you feasibly be approved and ready to go by the end of this year? Does it take a full year? In a normal Olympic cycle, how far out do they need to start working on this? And do you apply now for “June 2028-August 2028” or does it have to be applied for at a specific time and in a specific window?

 

These are general questions, wasn’t meaning to direct them at you as if you have the answers (maybe you do). Just meant to pose the thoughts

Edited August 28 by MoveCountermove