The U.S. freezes new immigrant visas for 75 countries: See the full list

The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it volition pausissuing migrant visas to citizens of 75 countries implicit concerns that they whitethorn trust connected nationalist assistance successful the future.

In a station connected X, the U.S. authorities said immigrants from the database of countries "take payment from the American radical astatine unacceptable rates."

The list, which includes U.S. allies and adversaries, alongside respective apical destinations for American travelers, was aboriginal posted connected U.S. State Department's website.

The countries, divided by region, include:

The Americas
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Uruguay

Europe
- Albania
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kosovo
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia

Asia
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- Georgia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Syria
- Thailand
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen

Africa
- Algeria
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Libya
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda

The freeze, which is acceptable to statesman Jan. 21, does not impact tourer visas.

It volition stay successful effect "until the U.S. tin guarantee that caller immigrants volition not extract wealthiness from the American people," according to the U.S. State Department's website.

The bureau said it is conducting a afloat reappraisal of "all polices, regulations and guidance to guarantee immigrants from these high-risk countries bash not utilize payment successful the United States oregon go a nationalist charge," it said.

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