SVG listed in lasted U.S. immigrant visa suspension list 

By Admin. Updated 2:36 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4). 

St.Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is among 75 countries from which the United States is indefinitely suspending immigrant visa processing.

Multiple credible international media outlets shared the news of the Trump administration’s latest crackdown on immigration today (January 14). 

CNN reported that “the pause in processing will apply to countries including Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Somalia and Russia. The suspension applies to immigrant visas, such as those for employment in the US. The pause does not apply to non-immigrant visas like student and tourist visas, and as such would not apply for those seeking to travel to the World Cup in the US this summer.”

The pause will begin on January 21, a US official said.

Other listed Caribbean counties include Barbados, The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda , Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Haiti.

Up to the time of publishing this article, neither the U.S. Department of State nor the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown Barbados had published any information on the matter.

“The suspension comes after the State Department last year directed increased scrutiny under the “public charge” provision of immigration law meant to target those who the Trump administration believes will become a strain on public resources,” CNN reported. 

“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,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement Wednesday, according to CNN. 

“Immigrant visa processing from these 75 countries will be paused while the State Department reassess immigration processing procedures to prevent the entry of foreign nationals who would take welfare and public benefits,” he said.

A number of the countries impacted by the visa processing suspension were already included as part of the administration’s expanded travel ban list.

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