Washington: Pakistan has been included in a group if it is part of a new ban by the Donald Trump administration, which will be considered as part of the visa issuance.

Sources familiar with the matter said Reuters.

The memorandum lists 41 countries in total, divided into three separate groups. The first group of 10 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba and North Korea, will be suspended from visas.

In the second group, five countries (Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar and South Sudan) will face partial suspensions, which will affect tourists and student visas as well as other immigration visas, with some exceptions.

The memorandum said that in the third group, a total of 26 countries, including Belarus, Pakistan and Turkmenistan, would consider partially halting U.S. visas if their governments “do not make efforts to resolve defects within 60 days.”

Anonymous warned that there could be changes on the list and that the administration has not yet been approved by the government, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

this New York Times Report first on the country list.

The move has banned President Donald Trump’s first term on travelers in seven majority Muslim countries, a policy that went through several iterations before being upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018.

Trump issued an executive order on January 20 requiring enhanced security scrutiny for any foreigner seeking to enter the United States to detect national security threats.

The order directs several cabinet members to submit a country by March 21, and the list should be suspended partially or completely because their review and screening information is so insufficient.

Trump’s instructions were part of the immigration crackdown he initiated at the beginning of his second term.

He previewed his plan in his October 2023 speech, pledging to limit people to the Gaza Strip, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and “other places that threaten our safety.”

The State Council did not respond immediately Reuters.