Sh*cking List Revealed: Nigeria Among 36 Nations At Risk Of U.S. Visa Ban

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is reportedly mulling fresh travel restrictions targeting Nigeria and 35 other nations—most of them in Africa—over what officials claim is non-compliance with updated U.S. entry standards.

According to a leaked memorandum signed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by The Washington Post, the new policy, if enacted, could lead to visa limitations or full travel bans on countries that fail to meet requirements within a 60-day grace period.

Countries reportedly on the list include Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Liberia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Côte d’Ivoire. Others span across:

• West and Central Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Senegal.

• East and Southern Africa: Djibouti, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

• Other regions: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

The memo accuses the listed countries of failing to meet basic identity management and information-sharing standards. Some are said to lack reliable national ID systems, while others reportedly struggle with widespread corruption in issuing official documents. A number also have high rates of visa overstays in the United States.

These issues, the memo claims, hamper the U.S. government’s ability to properly vet visa applicants and uphold immigration laws.

As part of the proposed initiative, affected nations are expected to submit a compliance roadmap to the U.S. State Department by Wednesday. Failure to do so may result in penalties, such as visa denials.

The proposal signals a continuation of Trump’s tough immigration stance, though it has not yet been formally approved. Both the White House and the State Department have declined to comment publicly on the memo, citing internal deliberations.