Another country makes call to cancel all visas for Americans
After President Donald Trump expanded the travel ban he imposed during his first term in the White House to 20 more countries and the Palestinian Authority last December, at least three more countries responded by imposing visa bans on Americans.
On December 26, the West African nation of Niger announced that it was “completely and permanently banning the issuance of visas to all U.S. citizens and indefinitely banning U.S. citizens from entering its territory.”
Last June, after it was included in the list of countries whose citizens were completely banned from entering the United States, the Chadian government similarly announced that it “acted in accordance with the principles of reciprocity and suspended entry to the country.”[ing] Issuance of visas to citizens of the United States of America.”
As of January 2026, 39 countries face either a complete travel ban or restrictions on various visa types upon entry to the United States.
The last country to respond was the West African country Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso, a landlocked country that shares borders with six countries, announced it was implementing “equivalent visa measures for United States citizens.”
While this would mean a complete ban on visas currently required to enter the country, Burkina Faso said it “remains committed to mutual respect, the sovereign equality of States and the principle of reciprocity in international relations.”
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Due to decades of war and political violence, Western travel to Burkina Faso remains extremely low; The US State Department currently maintains a “do not travel” warning for “organizations” at level four [that] Continue planning and executing terrorist activities.”
The latter, along with the high visa overstay rate, was cited by the Trump administration as the primary justification for implementing the travel ban.
Mali, which shares its southwestern border with Burkina Faso, has also imposed a mutual ban on travel to the United States.
The country’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a statement saying that any U.S. citizen would now be subject to “the same conditions and requirements that American authorities impose on Malian citizens entering the United States.”
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