The US is suspending visa processing for 75 countries. What does this mean, when will it start and who does it affect?
Visa applications for permanent US residency from 75 countries across the globe are set to be suspended on January 21, following an announcement by the Donald Trump administration on Wednesday.
Among those affected are nations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. These include Brazil, Pakistan, Nigeria, Thailand, Albania, Russia, Uruguay and Egypt.
The framing from the Trump administration is that this is all about easing what it considers a welfare burden on the US from immigrants.
"President Trump has made clear that immigrants must be financially self-sufficient and not be a financial burden to Americans," read a statement from the US Department of State , which went on to assert that the policy is designed to ensure that "immigrants from these high-risk countrie
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