<h1>US visa revocations surged in 2025 under continuous vetting, targeting alleged criminality and tightening H 1B/H 4 screening.</h1> The State Department revoked over 100,000 visas in 2025-including about 8,000 student and 2,500 specialised-worker visas-under an expanded enforcement policy using a new Continuous Vetting program to review roughly 55 million foreign nationals for criminal activity and other threats to public safety or national security. The initiative also introduced enhanced pre-issuance screening for H-1B and H-4 applicants, including social media checks, and emphasised that visas are a privilege subject to withdrawal when vetting identifies inadmissibility.