Chad Stops Issuing Visas to US Citizens in Retaliation for Travel Ban

President Donald Trump’s proclamation cites Chad’s high visa overstay rates in 2022 and 2023 as ‘unacceptable.’

Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby reviews troops after arriving for a bilateral meeting with France's President on the sidelines of the 45th Francophonie Summit at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on Oct. 3, 2024. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby said on June 5 that he had ordered his government to stop issuing visas to U.S. citizens after the Trump administration imposed a travel ban on Chadian nationals.

Chad was among the 12 nations named in President Donald Trump’s June 4 proclamation, which barred their citizens from entering the United States over national security concerns. The proclamation, which took effect on June 9, cited these nations as being “deficient with regards to screening and vetting.”