FM GM
Jan 14, 2026
USA bans Immigrants VISA for 75 Countries
The full list of countries comprises of 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.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-freezes-all-visa-processing-75-countries-including-somalia-russia-iran
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Fr .Jan 14, 2026
@FM GM Hello I am a dual citizen (armenia-turkey), since turkey is not on this list can my case still keep processing?
best momJan 14, 2026
listen this is crazy one of my daughter is waiting to be DQ in 2020 same thing happen when she was petition for and now again
FM GMJan 14, 2026
@Fr . well I am not an immigration lawyer, but it all depends which nationality u mentioned when u submitted ur i130, but this freeze on visa is jus on immigration categories... as per my understanding
Fr .Jan 14, 2026
@FM GM we mentioned armenian :( I got a I-130 pending and got shocked. Thank you so much for your comment.
Kanye EastJan 14, 2026
That Russian ban is fake, Russia maybe included in the list, but I bet they will still approve & accept applications from those countries. They definitely want only white people in the country. Look at how the rest of the countries are brown or black.
lalo mayorJan 15, 2026
@Kanye East is not
fake, I’ve seen the list and it is included…
Kanye EastJan 15, 2026
@lalo mayor I know. What I am saying is that it’s for namesake.
FM GMJan 15, 2026
@Fr . well in my humble opinion as long as ur i130 is pending jus like our i130 for F4, it's all good, bcoz it is a pause on VISA issuance and processing etc, in our case the processing have not even started and it's in que as backlog 🙂
FM GMJan 15, 2026
@best mom May God make things easy for you, it's really to be away from ur child.. I hope things get better soon....
Alessandra de FrançaJan 15, 2026
I've been waiting for my F4 visa since 2010, I was already waiting for the interview in Rio de Janeiro, unfortunately I'm not going to my son's wedding on June 26.
linda heyJan 16, 2026
does it affect somebody who is waiting for interview date after nvc
FM GMJan 17, 2026
@linda hey what I've learned, listened and watched from diff immigration lawyers they r saying the pause is on VISA issuance and the rest of the process will continue as it is, but the prob here is the backlog is already HUGE, this pause will make it even worse ..fingers crossed for something good to happen
Hood JamesJan 18, 2026
Immigration processing with trump administration is tight , only God can intervene. have shit my focus till the end of his tenure at office. by then, things will get better by Gods grace...
Aurora pJan 30, 2026
any update on sb has been successful to get a h1b or h1b extension of any kind from these countries inside US?
Aurora pFeb 6, 2026
does anyone has any update on h1b extension inside US from these countries? is it happening at all?filed before August 2025
