U.S. Suspends Visa Processing for 75 Countries Indefinitely
U.S. Suspends Visa Processing for 75 Countries Indefinitely: Turkey Not Included
The U.S. government has announced the indefinite suspension of all visa processing for 75 countries as part of a comprehensive immigration and visa review. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated that a new visa directive prepared by the State Department will come into effect, covering a broad group of countries including Russia, Iran, and Somalia.
Leavitt, citing Fox News, explained that all visa applications from these countries will be put on hold. The new measure is part of a security-focused reassessment of U.S. immigration and visa processes.
According to the directive prepared by the State Department, the 75 affected countries include Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Myanmar, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, North Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.
The directive will take effect on January 21, with the possibility of review once the necessary security evaluations are completed.
