Kathmandu. The United States has suspended the immigrant visa process for 75 countries, including Nepal. The U.S. State Department announced that the suspension will take effect from January 21, citing a need to reassess immigration procedures.
This process will begin on January 21 and is expected to remain in effect indefinitely until the department completes its re-evaluation of existing rules related to immigrant visas.
The State Department stated that it is reassessing immigration procedures to halt migration from these 75 countries and prevent the entry of foreign nationals who might seek welfare and public benefits.
The list of countries where visa processing has been suspended includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Ivory Coast, 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, and Yemen.
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