US embassy warns immigrants from THIS country about visa overstay. It's not India
ByHT News Desk
Mar 27, 2025 03:42 PM IST
The US Embassy warned a key immigrant group about visa overstay
The US Embassy warned a key immigrant group about visa overstay. In a stern message issued earlier this week, officials said that overstaying could result in a ‘permanent ban on traveling to the United States’. This comes as President Donald Trump's administration has paused processing of green card applications to ‘do more vetting’, CBS News first reported, citing sources.
President Donald Trump is pausing Green Card processing (REUTERS)
President Donald Trump is pausing Green Card processing (REUTERS)
The report added that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asked its officials to suspend processing of requests for legal permanent residency submitted by immigrants granted refugee or asylum status.
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Amid the uncertainty around visas and immigration, the US mission in Nigeria warned people about ‘overstaying’.
“If you overstay your U.S. visa, you could face a permanent ban on traveling to the United States. Consular officers have full access to your immigration history and will know about past violations. There is no such thing as an “honest mistake” – it is your responsibility to use your visa correctly," a message posted on the mission's social media handles read.
The 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) estimated that 712,294 residents of the US were of Nigerian ancestry.
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Viral audio of Trump announcing restrictions on Nigerians
Meanwhile, an audio clip of President Trump announcing visa restrictions for some Nigerian professionals went viral on social media last month. However, Reuters cited AI forensics experts to report that it was probably AI-generated.
In the audio, Trump could be heard saying that he is temporarily limiting US visas for Nigerian professionals, including doctors, nurses, engineers and ‘others in essential fields’.
"For Nigeria to become the world leader it has the potential to be it needs its doctors in its hospitals, its engineers on its infrastructure projects, its teachers in its classrooms, and its entrepreneurs in its economy," he could be heard further adding. We could not find any such claim in Trump's speeches. The White House did not respond to the viral audio.
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