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United States of America: Department of State pauses immigrant visa issuances for selected nationalities

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14 Jan 2026

In January 2026, the U.S. Department of State announced a pause on issuing immigrant visas to nationals of specified countries.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

21 Jan 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 14 Jan 2026
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Recent update from 14 Jan 2026:

On 14 January 2026, the United States Department of State announced a pause on the issuance of immigrant visas, including visas granting access to the US labour market, to nationals of specified co...

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