Georgy Makarov, 20, told The Moscow Times he came to the embassy after hearing Monday’s news to pick up his student visa.
“Everything went well,” he said. “This is my third year getting a student visa to study business.”
Dmitry, who declined to give his last name and works in telecommunications, had less positive news, saying his visa was denied.
“I was planning on visiting relatives in New York,” he said.” It slightly changes my plans, but I guess once this debacle with the visas ends, I’ll apply again.”
Another visitor, Olga Tsvetkova, 32, who works in IT also saw her U.S. travel plans canceled. “I had really high hopes about getting a visa,” she said. “Oh well, I guess I could go to the U.S. embassies in Warsaw, Belarus, or Vilnius.”