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.