THE US Department of State has announced that effective January 1, 2026, it will partially suspend visa issuance for nationals from several countries, including Zambia, Angola, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The suspension affects non-immigrant B-1/B-2 visitor visas, as well as F, M and J student and exchange visitor visas. The Department stated that these restrictions would be applied with limited exceptions. “Effective January 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (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 fully suspending visa issuance to nationals of 19 countries – Afghanistan, Burma, Burkina Faso, Chad, Republic of the Congo,...