US visas will soon be out of reach to applicants suffering from any chronic illness or medical conditions like diabetes or obesity, reports claimed, citing a new directive from the Trump administration. CBS News reported that KFF Health News examined the cable of the State Department sent to embassy and consular officials asking visa officers to check a series of new health parameters of the applicants. The guidance said the officers must check their age and the likelihood that they might rely on public benefits in the US because in that case they could become a potential drain on US resources because of their health issues or age. Assessing the health of the applicants is nothing new, especially for communicable diseases but the new guidelines mandate that the applicants' health be a

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