Liberia: U. S. Designates Liberia As Strategic Visa Hub

US slashes visa processing hubs across Africa

Washington plans to slash the number of embassies and consulates in Africa authorized to process visas from nearly 50 to just 20 “hubs” later this month, according to the Associated Press, further restricting entry to the US for African citizens.The cutbacks follow a directive from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and will require citizens of countries without a hub to travel to an approved site to apply — a potentially prohibitive logistical and …

State Department To Cut African Visa Processing Posts To 20 Hubs

The Trump administration is preparing to reduce the number of U.S. diplomatic posts in Africa that process visa applications, shifting services to 20 designated hubs ... The post State Department To Cut African Visa Processing Posts To 20 Hubs first appeared on [your]NEWS.

US to Slash Visa-Processing Embassies Across Africa to 20, Morocco’s Status Unclear

The US State Department plans to dramatically reduce the number of embassies and consulates across Africa authorized to process visa applications, cutting current operations from nearly 50 to just 20 in the coming weeks.

Liberia: U. S. Designates Liberia As Strategic Visa Hub

In what could be described as a diplomatic milestone, Liberia has been selected as one of only 20 countries in Africa that will retain full United States visa-processing authority under a sweeping restructuring of American consular operations on the continent.

US to stop visa processing at 30 African embassies

The US State Department will slash the number of visa processing embassies and consulates in Africa from nearly 50 to 20 in the coming weeks, an internal memo obtained by the Associated Press has revealed.   Given Trump’s existing travel ban impacting 29 African nations, the plans were not met with shock among international educators, though they condemned its shortsightedness.  “The US retreat from Africa, while not a surprise, will have major …