US Suspends Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries, Including Bangladesh

The United States has temporarily suspended immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, including Bangladesh, while non-immigrant (travel) visa services will continue as usual.

The announcement was made Saturday (April 25) via an official Facebook post by the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka.

According to the statement, the measure has been in effect since January 21, 2026. US authorities said the decision was taken after observing that a segment of immigrants from the listed countries had become increasingly reliant on government assistance.

Despite the suspension, the immigrant visa process has not been entirely halted. Applicants may still submit applications and attend scheduled interviews. The embassy added that appointment scheduling for immigrant visa interviews remains ongoing.

The countries affected, in addition to Bangladesh, are: Pakistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Ivory Coast, 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, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, 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.