U.S. Embassy Confirms U.S. Immigrant Visa Suspension for Antigua and Barbuda, OECS

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Visa Pause

U.S EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN: Effective January 21, 2026, the Department of State is pausing all visa issuances to Immigrant Visa (IV) applicants from 75 countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Immigrant visa applicants who are nationals of affected countries may submit visa applications and attend interviews, but no immigrant visas will be issued to these nationals during this pause.

This announcement only affects immigrant visas.
Non-immigrant visas are not affected by the pause.

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8 COMMENTS

  1. Dear US Embassy

    There are plenty of Antiguans with greencards that do not live in the USA as expected from a greencard holder. They live in Antigua. There centre of economic interest is Antigua and Barbuda. The visit the USA periodically claiming they are going to check in. Come tax time they file their taxes and benefit from the spoils. This is an issue that needs to be addressed urgently. It is a corrupt practice by these people.
    Let them choose!!!

  2. The man don’t want all you in his country, and we still can’t get it, some still even waste money traveling to Bimsha for interview. When this President speak, please listen. He labeled us as shit hole countries, and here we are with every political party fighting against each other, pretending they could have done better. He already mess with the regular visa in which he install a bond, now he is going all out with permanent residency, do you not get the point? White south African was easily welcome, because of what he claimed they are not treated righ. People we have three more years to go, relax and hold on, you fighting a loosing battle. TnT you may be smiling now, but don’t smile for long cause you still a shit hole country, and your time will soon come. Imagine the EU with all these countries combined and they still have to bow down to one, now make that make sense.

  3. Carvaa: PRESIDENT TRUMP NEVER REFERRED TO ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AS A SHIT HOLE COUNTRY.HE REFERRED TO SOME AFRICAN COUNTRIES,HAITI AND EL SALVADOR AS SHIT HOLE COUNTRIES.

  4. @ Falcon and Snowman
    Antigua might not have been singled out, he referred to third world countries, unless you think we are first world. Not with the kleptocracy in charge

  5. @THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN

    “Why is it we only take people from shithole countries, why can’t we have some people from Norway, Sweden just a few”

    “I’ve also announced a permanent pause on immigration 3rd world migration from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries”

    Antigua is in the list of those countries that have been in the suspension of immigration in the passed couple months. This quote was take from 9th December 2025

  6. It just baffles me that several of the OECS countries just recently announced their decision to accommodate US deportees/refugees and then this. While we are literally bending over to the US, the US seem to be jamming us more and more daily. The recent visa bond has plainly ruled out the majority of Antiguans and Barbudans from applying for a Visa. They are just gouging us where ever we turn. It begs the question. What exactly did our leaders agree to in exchange for refugees.

  7. Thank all your migo man and portugese friends for getting rich off the sale of citizenship without vetting procedures that match the US immigration policy.That is not Trumps fault. Release the names of everyone who obtained citizenship while wanted for crimes in other countries, Choksi, et al. Chinese and Russian spies and the like, then see if you have an argument.

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