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Dominica is among 75 countries that will be affected by a United States decision to indefinitely suspend immigrant visa processing beginning January 21, marking another expansion of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration restrictions, according to several international media sources.<\/p>\n
The pause will affect countries including Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Somalia, and Russia. It applies specifically to immigrant visas, such as those for employment in the U.S., but does not extend to non-immigrant visas like student or tourist visas. As a result, individuals traveling to the U.S. for short-term purposes, including attendance at the World Cup this summer, will not be impacted.<\/p>\n
The suspension follows a directive issued last year by the State Department to increase scrutiny under the \u201cpublic charge\u201d provision of immigration law. The provision allows officials to deny entry to individuals deemed likely to rely on public assistance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe State Department will use its long-standing authority to deem ineligible potential immigrants who would become a public charge on the United States and exploit the generosity of the American people,\u201d spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmigrant visa processing from these 75 countries will be paused while the State Department reassess immigration processing procedures to prevent the entry of foreign nationals who would take welfare and public benefits,\u201d Pigott added.<\/p>\n
Several of the countries affected by the suspension were already included in the administration\u2019s expanded travel ban list.<\/p>\n
The full list of 75 countries affected by the U.S. immigrant visa suspension is available, organized by continent can be seen below.<\/p>\n
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Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Gambia, Togo, Benin, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/p>\n
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Cambodia<\/p>\n
Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia<\/p>\n
Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize<\/p>\n
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela<\/p>\n
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