United State President Donald Trump is planning to place travel restrictions to Nigeria and other six African and Asian countries, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Government officials who have seen the list said new restrictions would apply to travelers and immigrants from Nigeria, Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sudan and Tanzania.
A senior Trump administration official said that countries that failed to comply with security requirements, including biometrics, information-sharing and counter-terrorism measures, would be affected.
The countries wouldn’t necessarily face blanket bans on travel to the U.S., but could have restrictions placed on specific types of visas, such as business or visitor visas, government officials said.
Some countries could be banned from participating in the diversity visa lottery program.
The officials said the list isn’t final, and on Tuesday the White House was still debating whether to include one or two of the countries.
The planned restrictions might be implemented on Monday, WSJ said.
Source: Guardian Newspaper
