BREAKING: US Suspends Visa Issuance to Nigeria, 18 Other Countries [Full List]

The US has partially suspended visa issuance to Nigeria and 18 other countries.

Newsone Nigeria reports that the United States Embassy in Nigeria has confirmed that it will partially suspend visa issuance from January 1, 2026. Nigeria is one of 19 countries affected by President Donald Trump’s new directive on immigration.

This was confirmed in a statement published on its page on the micro-blogging site, X formerly known as Twitter, on Monday night, December 22, 2025.

The statement reads thus; “Effective January 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. EST, in line with Presidential Proclamation 10998 on “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States,” the Department of State is partially suspending visa issuance to nationals of 19 countries – Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Cote D’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe – for nonimmigrant B-1/B-2 visitor visas and F, M, J student and exchange visitor visas, and all immigrant visas with limited exceptions for:

•Immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran
•Dual nationals applying with a passport of a nationality not subject to a suspension
•Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for U.S. government employees under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D)
•Participants in certain major sporting events
•Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), the statement added.

Effective January 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. EST, in line with Presidential Proclamation 10998 on “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States,” the Department of State is partially suspending visa issuance to nationals of 19… pic.twitter.com/GV3Z7RXtAF

— U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USinNigeria) December 22, 2025

Below is the full list of countries affected by US visa issuance:

1. Angola,
2. Antigua and Barbuda,
3. Benin,
4. Burundi,
5. Cote D’Ivoire,
6. Cuba,
7. Dominica,
8. Gabon,
9. The Gambia,
10. Malawi,
11. Mauritania,
12. Nigeria,
13. Senegal,
14. Tanzania,
15. Togo,
16. Tonga,
17. Venezuela,
18. Zambia,
19. Zimbabwe.