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U.S. Pauses Diversity Visa Issuances

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U.S. Pauses Diversity Visa Issuances
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The U.S. has paused Diversity Visa issuances just weeks before the DV-2026 deadline, while Sudan suffers a deadly drone strike in North Kordofan and widespread healthcare facility closures.

  • The U.S. Department of State implemented a new pause on Diversity Visa (DV) issuances to review screening and vetting procedures following security concerns.
  • Although applicants can still submit documents and attend interviews, no visas will be issued under the pause, which threatens 3,287 prospective Ethiopian applicants ahead of the September 30, 2026 deadline.
  • The new freeze was announced shortly after a federal court order briefly lifted a previous December 2025 hold on Diversity Visas.