The US Embassy in Zimbabwe suspended most visa companies within the southern African nation till additional discover, whereas indicating that the transfer doesn’t represent an outright journey ban.
“We’ve got paused routine visa companies in Harare whereas we handle considerations with the federal government of Zimbabwe,” the embassy stated in a put up on its official X account on Wednesday. The issuance of all routine immigrant and non-immigrant visa companies will probably be halted, although most diplomatic and official permits will nonetheless be out there, in accordance with a press release on its web site.
The Zimbabwean Overseas Affairs Ministry’s spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
US President Donald Trump’s administration has upped the ante in clamping down on visa overstays and misuse throughout the globe in current months. In June, it imposed a journey ban on guests from a dozen international locations — half of them in Africa.
Earlier this month, the US State Division introduced that enterprise vacationers and vacationers from Malawi and Zambia should pay a refundable deposit of as a lot as $15,000 to safe enterprise or vacationer visas, a requirement that went into impact on Wednesday.
