In the latest fallout from Trump’s Friday executive order on immigration, the US embassies in Berlin and the UK have suspended visa issuance to nationals from the affected seven countries including dual nationals. the US embassy in Berlin said that visa issuance had been suspended to nationals, or dual nationals, of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
In an update on its Facebook page, the embassy said:
“Per US Presidential Executive Order signed on January 27, 2017, visa issuance to aliens from the countries of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen has been suspended effective immediately until further notification.”
“If you are a national, or dual national, of one of these countries, please do not schedule a visa appointment or pay any visa fees at this time.”
Meanwhile, overriding a Boris Statement pledge to protect dual nationals, issued a similar statement suspending “visa issuance to aliens from the countries of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen has been suspended effective immediately until further notification” and added “If you are a national, or dual national, of one of these countries, please do not schedule a visa appointment or pay any visa fees at this time.”
The Embassy of the United States of America in London Photograph
The US embassy in the UK issued the following warning on its website:
Per US Presidential Executive Order signed on January 27, 2017, visa issuance to aliens from the countries of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen has been suspended effective immediately until further notification.
If you are a national, or dual national, of one of these countries, please do not schedule a visa appointment or pay any visa fees at this time.
If you already have an appointment scheduled, please DO NOT ATTEND your appointment as we will not be able to proceed with your visa interview. Please note that certain travel for official governmental purposes, related to official business at or on behalf of designated international organizations, on behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or by certain officials is not subject to this suspension.
Meanwhile, as expected, Iraq’s parliament voted to “retaliate” against the travel ban, according to snap from Reuters. Echoing a similar action taken by Iran over the weekend, Baghdad Invest reported that Iraq has banned US citizens from travelling to Iraq for 90 days. Iraq has said that once USA lifts the travel ban on citizens of Iraq travelling to the United States of America, it would do the same.
It was not immediately clear how many US citizens will revise their vacation plans as a result.
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