Trump slams door on visas for SEVENTY-FIVE countries including Russia as Iran strike threat sparks global panic [View all]

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The State Department is expected to implement the indefinite freeze on January 21.

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Officers are also instructed to weigh a variety of factors for applicants, including health, age, and English proficiency.

'The State Department will use its long-standing authority to deem ineligible potential immigrants who would become a public charge on the United States and exploit the generosity of the American people,' spokesman Tommy Piggott said.

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The US ordered the evacuation of air bases in the region, including an unspecified number from a site in Qatar by Wednesday evening.

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The 75 countries impacted by the new visa ban:

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Antigua and Barbuda

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belize

Bhutan

Bosnia

Brazil

Burma

Cambodia

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Colombia

Cote d’Ivoire

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

Macedonia

Moldova

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Nepal

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Pakistan

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

Yemen

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15463783/US-freezes-visas-75-countries-including-Russia-Iran-war-drums-intensify.html