US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-suspend-visa-processing-75-nations-next-week-fox-news-reports-2026-01-14/

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cdrnsf•1h ago

Additional discussion: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-visa-ban-publi...

SilverElfin•1h ago

Interesting that consular officers can use their own personal discretion to block someone’s visa due to their age or conditions like obesity. I am betting more of America is obese and a net drain on taxpayer funds than immigrants are. So this just strikes me as discriminatory. The fact that it relies on individuals in these jobs deciding what they’re okay with, opens the door wide open to all kinds of abuse.

lofihiphophop•1h ago

How’s this discussion ?

andrewstuart2•1h ago

They probably meant to link to the flagged HN thread where that article was submitted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46618809

cdrnsf•1h ago

Indeed.

dyauspitr•1h ago

List of countries:

1. Afghanistan 2. Albania 3. Algeria 4. Antigua and Barbuda 5. Armenia 6. Azerbaijan 7. Bahamas 8. Bangladesh 9. Barbados 10. Belarus 11. Belize 12. Bhutan 13. Bosnia and Herzegovina 14. Brazil 15. Burma (Myanmar) 16. Cambodia 17. Cameroon 18. Cape Verde 19. Colombia 20. Côte d’Ivoire 21. Cuba 22. Democratic Republic of the Congo 23. Dominica 24. Egypt 25. Eritrea 26. Ethiopia 27. Fiji 28. Gambia 29. Georgia 30. Ghana 31. Grenada 32. Guatemala 33. Guinea 34. Haiti 35. Iran 36. Iraq 37. Jamaica 38. Jordan 39. Kazakhstan 40. Kosovo 41. Kuwait 42. Kyrgyzstan 43. Laos 44. Lebanon 45. Liberia 46. Libya 47. Macedonia (North Macedonia) 48. Moldova 49. Mongolia 50. Montenegro 51. Morocco 52. Nepal 53. Nicaragua 54. Nigeria 55. Pakistan 56. Republic of the Congo 57. Russia 58. Rwanda 59. Saint Kitts and Nevis 60. Saint Lucia 61. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62. Senegal 63. Sierra Leone 64. Somalia 65. South Sudan 66. Sudan 67. Syria 68. Tanzania 69. Thailand 70. Togo 71. Tunisia 72. Uganda 73. Uruguay 74. Uzbekistan 75. Yemen.

nothrowaways•1h ago

> overweight applicants could be denied

Choosing AI over humanity.

I hope the next step won't be denying the right to life based on certain discrimination factors.

gguncth•1h ago

What does AI have to do with this?

ChrisArchitect•1h ago

Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46618809

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