Archive · 20 Aug 2025

US Halts Most Visas in Zimbabwe, Citing Concerns

US Halts Most Visas in Zimbabwe, Citing Concerns

The United States has temporarily stopped processing most visas for people in Zimbabwe.

The U.S. Embassy said it's because of some issues with the Zimbabwean government, but they didn't say exactly what.

This started on August 7, but it doesn't affect people with special diplomatic or official visas.

This also means that Zimbabwean citizens applying for visitor visas will no longer be able to travel to the U.S..

This is causing problems for some people, like students who were planning to study in the U.S., because they can't get their visas processed.

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