Overview
- Consular posts will continue accepting immigrant visa applications and holding interviews, but visas will not be printed or issued during the pause.
- Nonimmigrant travel remains unaffected, including tourist and student visas and trips for the 2026 World Cup, according to the State Department.
- The freeze is open‑ended pending the policy review, with no timeline provided for resuming immigrant visa issuance.
- The list covers Brazil, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Nigeria, and numerous nations in the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, with dual nationals using a different passport exempt.
- Employers and families face delays and uncertainty, with legal advisories noting potential refusals of already approved but unprinted visas and Caribbean and U.S. officials denouncing the policy as discriminatory.