U.S. Pauses Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries (Full List)

U.S. Pauses Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries (Full List) – Donald Trump, Credit: Flickr

The State Department directed U.S. embassies and consulates to pause immigrant visa adjudications for applicants from 75 countries beginning Jan. 21 while the agency reviews screening procedures to enforce rules against admitting foreign nationals likely to rely on public benefits.

According to Fox News, the indefinite suspension applies only to immigrant visas and leaves unaffected nonimmigrant categories such as tourist and business visas.

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott stated:

“The Trump administration is bringing an end to the abuse of America's immigration system by those who would extract wealth from the American people.”

The action stems from a November order tightening public charge determinations under existing immigration law.

A State Department official confirmed:

“The State Department is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries.”

Department of State later confirmed the news in a post on its official X account.

The affected countries include:

1. Afghanistan
2. Albania
3. Algeria
4. Antigua and Barbuda
5. Armenia
6. Azerbaijan
7. Bahamas
8. Bangladesh
9. Barbados
10. Belarus
11. Belize
12. Bhutan
13. Bosnia
14. Brazil
15. Burma
16. Cambodia
17. Cameroon
18. Cape Verde
19. Colombia
20. Cote d’Ivoire
21. Cuba
22. Democratic Republic of the Congo
23. Dominica
24. Egypt
25. Eritrea
26. Ethiopia
27. Fiji
28. Gambia
29. Georgia
30. Ghana
31. Grenada
32. Guatemala
33. Guinea
34. Haiti
35. Iran
36. Iraq
37. Jamaica
38. Jordan
39. Kazakhstan
40. Kosovo
41. Kuwait
42. Kyrgyzstan
43. Laos
44. Lebanon
45. Liberia
46. Libya
47. Macedonia
48. Moldova
49. Mongolia
50. Montenegro
51. Morocco
52. Nepal
53. Nicaragua
54. Nigeria
55. Pakistan
56. Republic of the Congo
57. Russia
58. Rwanda
59. Saint Kitts and Nevis
60. Saint Lucia
61. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
62. Senegal
63. Sierra Leone
64. Somalia
65. South Sudan
66. Sudan
67. Syria
68. Tanzania
69. Thailand
70. Togo
71. Tunisia
72. Uganda
73. Uruguay
74. Uzbekistan
75. Yemen

And here's a visual chart to let you understand what it looks like:

Visual Map of U.S. Immigrant Visa Processing Ban – Credit: WPPI / X

Consular officers received instructions to hold off on decisions until the reassessment concludes, with no specified end date provided.

NOTE: Only the Immigrant Visa Processing is banned, and other visa types are still acceptable for the mentioned countries.