The US state division froze the immigrant visa course of for 75 international locations, together with Pakistan, and the US embassy in Islamabad mentioned the immigrant visa can be stopped for Pakistan from January 21.Earlier, the state division indefinitely suspended the processing of immigrant visas from 75 international locations in what it described as one in all its most expansive efforts but to limit authorized entry pathways to the USA.
The freeze focused people primarily based on their nationality and encompassed international locations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Center East, and Japanese Europe.Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria, and Thailand had been among the many affected international locations.Until how lengthy this freeze shall be efficient?The US embassy up to date that the ban on Pakistan’s immigrant visa can be eliminated when new immigrants have been vetted to the utmost diploma to make sure their eligibility for a US visa, together with that they won’t use public help. In a publish on X, US embassy mentioned, “The Trump Administration is targeted on defending the American folks by upholding the best requirements of screening and vetting of visa candidates. Efficient January 21, the Division of State is pausing issuance to all immigrant visa candidates from chosen international locations, together with Pakistan.”“Secretary Rubio has instituted this pause till we will make sure that new immigrants have been vetted to the utmost diploma to make sure their eligibility for a US visa, together with that they won’t use public help. This motion applies to the issuance of immigrant visas solely. It doesn’t apply to nonimmigrant visas, resembling these for vacationers, college students, athletes, expert employees, and their households,” he added. Aside from Pakistan, which international locations are included within the record?The total record of nations impacted by the pause is: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, 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, 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.
