"The Fifa prioritized appointment scheduling system, announced at the White House on Monday, will push World Cup ticket-holders to the front of the line for visa interviews. However, secretary of state Marco Rubio made clear that expedited processing does not mean automatic entry. Your ticket is not a visa. It doesn't guarantee admission to the US, Rubio said. It guarantees you an expedited appointment. You're still going to go through the same vetting."
"Fifa president Gianni Infantino said World Cup officials would eventually sell up to 6 to 7 million tickets and told reporters in the Oval Office we'll have between five and 10 million people coming to America from all over the world. So far, most demand has been domestic: the US, Mexico and Canada will be co-hosting the tournament next June and make up the majority of ticket holders. But Fifa said people from 212 different countries and territories have also already bought their tickets."
The Trump administration unveiled a prioritized visa appointment system to speed interviews for millions expected to travel to the US for the 2026 World Cup. The system pushes World Cup ticket-holders to the front of the queue but does not provide automatic admission; tickets only guarantee expedited appointments while applicants still undergo full vetting. Millions of tickets are expected to be sold and organizers predict five to ten million visitors. The State Department deployed over 400 additional consular officers and in some places doubled embassy staff. Visa wait times have fallen from up to a year to 60 days or less in roughly 80% of countries.
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