The Trump administration has reassured hundreds after saying an indefinite suspension of processing immigrant visas for individuals from 75 nations final week. The transfer will come into impact on January 21. It applies to individuals looking for to reside and work completely within the US. Nevertheless, twin nationals with a passport of a rustic not affected, based on the State Division.
Division spokesperson Tommy Pigott stated that the visa freeze is aimed an ending ‘the abuse of America’s immigration system by those that would extract wealth from the American individuals’.
Instantly after the visa processing freeze was first introduced, hundreds of soccer followers who’ve booked tickets to attend the FIFA World Cup within the US and Mexico this yr panicked. Nevertheless, the State Division has provided a proof. Out of the 75 nations within the checklist, 15 are as a consequence of take part within the event.
They’re: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Algeria, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Jordan, Senegal, Tunisia, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan.
A State Division spokesperson advised the Every day Mail: “This motion applies to the issuance of immigrant visas solely, and doesn’t apply to nonimmigrant visas, comparable to these for vacationers, athletes and their households, and media professionals meaning to journey for the World Cup.”
Full checklist of nations affected by the suspension
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Colombia
Congo
Cuba
Dominica
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Pakistan
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
Yemen
