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World Cup accredited journalists raise concerns over unfair US visa restrictions, AIPS calls on FIFA to intervene
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Published: 07 June 2026
With only a few days to go until the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off, AIPS finds it unacceptable that many colleagues, who have been duly accredited by FIFA to cover the tournament, are facing varying degrees of US visa challenges.
AIPS is calling on FIFA to intervene and ensure that the affected media representatives are not wrongfully denied entry into the USA. On Friday (June 5), the AIPS President Gianni Merlo , on behalf of the AIPS Executive Committee, sent the letter below to Bryan Swanson , the FIFA Director of Media Relations, and Jochen Steinhoff , the FIFA Head of Media Operations & Services.
THE LETTER
In this difficult time for the entire world, on the eve of the futuristic 2026 FIFA World Cup, we find ourselves facing a long-standing and unacceptable problem for us journalists: the denial of entry visas to regularly accredited colleagues.
There are many cases: Iranian colleagues, African colleagues, some of whom have been given single entries, so if their team goes to play in Canada or Mexico and they follow it, they can no longer return to the States. The cases are countless and, I repeat, unacceptable.