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Washington, USA – The State Department is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to crack down on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge.
As reported by Fox News, a State Department memo directs consular officers to refuse visas under existing law while the department reassesses screening and vetting procedures.
President Donald Trump-led US suspends visa processing for President Bola Tinubu’s Nigeria and 74 other countries; the full list is now available. Photo credits: Gideon Ebong/Kola Sulaiman
Source: Getty ImagesCNBC also noted that nationals of the affected countries are considered likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
The countries include Somalia, Nigeria, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Thailand, Yemen and more.
The full list of countries affected are listed below:
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAntiguaBarbudaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelizeBhutanBosniaBrazilBurmaCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeColombiaCote d’IvoireCubaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDominicaEgyptEritreaEthiopiaFijiGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaHaitiIranIraqJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaMacedoniaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoNepalNicaraguaNigeriaPakistanRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTanzaniaThailandTogoTunisiaUgandaUruguayUzbekistanYemen.More to follow…
Source: Legit.ng
