The State Department is indefinitely halting the processing of immigrant visa applications for people from 75 countries in another escalation of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. The department, which announced the move on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, cast it as part of an effort to bar people who would require public assistance from coming to the U.S.
The restriction is set to begin on January 21 and will continue indefinitely until the review is complete.
Below is the list of all affected 75 states based on continent:
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27 African States
Algeria
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cote d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Liberia
Libya
Morocco
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Yemen
22 Asian States
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Burma
Cambodia
Georgia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Syria
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Albania
Belarus
Bosnia
Kosovo
Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Russia
13 North America & the Caribbean States
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Cuba
Dominica
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 South American States
Brazil
Colombia
Uruguay
1 Oceanian State
Fiji