UPDATE: According to the State Dept X post after the story broke, this only applies to IMMIGRANT visas. That is spousal, family, children etc. This will not apply to non-immigrant visas like tourist/student etc. BREAKING NEWS: US to suspend visa issuance for 75 countries including Thailand and Brazil This will be an indefinite pause for all visas and goes into effect next week (Jan 21, 2026) The full list of countries: 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, Rwand...