The Department of State announced yesterday that it will freeze
immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries as of
January 21, 2026.
The suspension will apply only to immigrant visa applicants
(permanent residency). It currently does not affect nonimmigrant
visa applicants.
The pause is expected to last indefinitely and affects nationals
from the below 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,
