Trump Says US Is Creating Priority Visa System for World Cup (1)

President Donald Trump said the US is creating a priority visa system for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders, an effort to handle the large number of visitors expected for the soccer event.

Trump on Monday touted the creation of a “prioritized appointment scheduling system” which he said would allow World Cup ticket holders facing long wait-times for visas to speed up that process.

Under the initiative, led by the US State Department, fans holding a ticket purchased through FIFA would get priority access to visa interviews, according to a release from the international soccer organization. The priority interviews are ...