The US administration of President Donald Trump will suspend all visa issuance procedures for citizens of 75 countries from January 21.
According to the American television network, the list of affected countries includes, among others, Russia, Somalia, Iran, Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria and Thailand .
State Department officials have not yet provided an official comment regarding this report.
Fox News reports that the State Department has instructed US embassies to refuse to issue visas based on existing legislation, while US authorities are reviewing relevant procedures.
No timeframe has been announced for how long this suspension will last.
In November, President Trump vowed to " permanently ban " immigration from so-called " Third World countries " after a shooting incident near the White House in which an Afghan national killed a National Guard member./ FoxNews