State Department announced Wednesday it will pause issuing immigrant visas to citizens of 75 countries over concerns that they may rely on public assistance in the future. In a post on X, the U.S. government said immigrants from the list of countries “take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates.” The list, which includes U.S.
allies and adversaries, alongside several top destinations for American travellers, was later posted on U.S. State Department’s website. The State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates.
The freeze will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people. – Antigua and Barbuda– Bahamas– Barbados– Belize– Brazil– Colombia– Cuba– Dominica– Grenada– Guatemala– Haiti– Jamaica– Nicaragua– St.
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Kitts and Nevis– St. Lucia– St. Vincent and the Grenadines– Uruguay – Albania– Belarus– Bosnia and Herzegovina– Kosovo– Moldova– Montenegro– North Macedonia – Afghanistan– Armenia– Azerbaijan– Bangladesh– Bhutan– Cambodia– Fiji– Georgia– Iran– Iraq– Jordan– Kazakhstan– Kuwait– Kyrgyzstan– Laos– Lebanon– Mongolia– Myanmar– Nepal– Pakistan– Russia– Syria– Thailand– Uzbekistan– Yemen – Algeria– Cameroon– Cape Verde– Côte d’Ivoire– Democratic Republic of the Congo– Egypt– Eritrea– Ethiopia– Ghana– Guinea– Liberia– Libya– Morocco– Nigeria– Republic of the Congo– Rwanda– Senegal– Sierra Leone– Somalia– South Sudan– Sudan– Tanzania– The Gambia– Togo– Tunisia– Uganda The freeze, which is set to begin Jan.
21, does not affect tourist visas. It will remain in effect “until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people,” according to the U.S.
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