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



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