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U.S. Freezes Visa Processing for 75 Countries

The United States has suspended all visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, according to a State Department memo confirmed by the White House. The measure takes effect on January 21, 2026, and applies across visa categories.

The countries affected are exactly as follows:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇦🇱 Albania
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇸 Bahamas
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇧🇧 Barbados
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇧🇿 Belize
🇧🇹 Bhutan
🇧🇦 Bosnia
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇲🇲 Burma (Myanmar)
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇮 Côte 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
🇵🇰 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

The policy was first reported by Fox News and later confirmed by the White House. No end date or review timeline has been announced.