U.S. to reduce African visa processing sites from nearly 50 to 20
Washington will limit visa processing to 20 designated hubs across Africa starting later this month. Citizens of countries without a hub must travel to an approved location to apply.
SemaforThe directive came from the Secretary of State. Non-hub posts will continue handling American citizen services and diplomatic visas.
Affected locations The 20 hubs are Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lagos, Luanda, Nairobi, and Yaoundé. Applicants from countries without a hub must travel to one of these sites. The change adds travel and financial costs for those applicants.
Prior restrictions Visa processing in Africa has already faced limits under the current administration. Measures include a travel ban on certain countries, bond requirements up to $15,000 for some applicants, and disruptions from the Ebola outbreak.
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