The update, posted on the department's travel.state.gov website, supersedes previous guidance on visa application requirements, including earlier designated processing posts. The update, posted on the department's travel.state.gov website, supersedes previous guidance on visa application requirements, including earlier designated processing posts.
Under the new list, residents of Afghanistan (excluding those applying for Special Immigrant Visas) must process their immigrant visa applications in Islamabad. Belarusian applicants are directed to Warsaw, while residents of Burkina Faso must apply in Lome. The Central African Republic is assigned to Yaoundé, and Eritrean nationals may apply in either Addis Ababa or Nairobi.
Haitian residents are directed to Nassau, and Iranian applicants must apply in Abu Dhabi, Ankara, or Yerevan. Libyan nationals are assigned to Tunis, Nigerien applicants to Abidjan, and North Korean residents to Guangzhou. Russian residents face multiple designations: Warsaw for most categories, with Almaty and Tashkent designated specifically for IR-5 visa applicants.
Residents of Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan are directed to Nairobi, Nairobi, and Cairo, respectively. Syrian applicants must apply in Amman, with a special provision for Palestinians holding Syrian travel documents to apply in Beirut. Venezuelan residents are assigned to Bogota, Yemeni applicants to Djibouti, and Zimbabwean residents to Johannesburg.
The State Department's notice advises applicants to check embassy and consulate websites for more detailed information about visa application requirements and procedures, as well as to learn about each post's operating status and services. The department did not provide a rationale for the changes in the source material, and no official explanation for the revised designations is reported.
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