Pakistan among 75 countries hit by US suspension of immigrant visa
Islamabad, Hilal Ahmad, January 15, AZERTAC
The US Administration has announced a suspension of immigrant visa processing for Pakistan and 74 other countries which will be effective from January 21.
The US State Department has made it clear that the freeze will remain in place until authorities can ensure that new immigrants will not draw on American taxpayer resources.
According to the announcement, the US State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates. The freeze will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people. The incumbent US Administration is suspending visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Pakistan.
The US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott in a statement said that the 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. According to US media reports, the suspension affects immigrant visas, including those for employment or family reunification in the US. The pause will begin on January 21.
According to the report, the potential list of countries includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, 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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