The U.S. Department of State has announced a temporary pause on
the issuance of immigrant visas for applicants from certain
countries. Effective January 21, 2026, immigrant
visa issuance at the U.S. Consulates abroad will be paused for
nationals of the following countries:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia,
Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos,
Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco,
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,
