Donald Trump‘s administration is being tipped to issue new travel restrictions for 41 countries for the first time since 2018. The US president ordered his cabinet to create a list of countries with inadequate “vetting and screening” processes after promising to restore his previous travel ban on day one back in office.
The January 20 executive order pertains to countries “for which vetting and screening information is so deficient as to warrant a partial or full suspension on the admission of nationals from those countries”. Mr Trump’s list is due to be completed within 60 days of the executive order, meaning it could be released at the end of March. However, a new memo reportedly shows a list of 41 countries split into three categories based on the severity of the ban, going from full visa ban to countries recommended for partial visa ban.
The countries that face a full visa ban are mainly in Africa and the Middle East, according to MailOnline. Then there are five nations up for a partial visa ban, including tourist, student, and other immigration visas.
The group that could face a partial visa suspension is the biggest, containing 26 countries, a lot of which are located in Africa.
Mr Trump has ordered the ban on them if they “do not make efforts to address deficiencies within 60 days”, as per the memo.
However, a US official noted that the list could change and is yet to be approved by the Trump administration.
Full visa suspension:
Afghanistan
Cuba
Iran
Libya
North Korea
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Venezuela
Yemen
Partial visa suspension:
Eritrea
Haiti
Laos
Myanmar
South Sudan
Countries recommended for a partial suspension:
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Belarus
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominica
Equatorial Guinea
Gambia
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritania
Pakistan
Republic of the Congo
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
East Timor
Turkmenistan
Vanuatu
