U.S. places partial visa restrictions on Nigeria, 14 others
By Bamret Zuhumben
The United States has introduced entry restriction policy for Nigeria and 15 other countries.
This is contained on the website of the White House, and adds that the policy unveiled under a presidential proclamation involves what has been tagged “partial limitation” to passport holders from the countries, which includes 11 other african countries.
The list has Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia and Malawi
Others are Mauritania, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The Proclamation excepts permanent residents, existing visa holders, and certain visa categories like athletes and diplomats, and individuals, the Trump administration says whose entry serves U.S. national interests.
The White House adds that the latest decision was made pursuant to Executive Order 14161 and Proclamation 10949 and that “many of the restricted countries suffer from widespread corruption, fraudulent or unreliable civil documents and criminal records, and nonexistent birth-registration systems—systemically preventing accurate vetting.”
Trump, who has tightened immigration controls since returning to the White House in January, said the expanded travel ban was necessary because of what his administration described as failures in screening and vetting systems overseas.
