State Department Suspends Visa Processing in Zimbabwe, US Embassy Says

The department said the pause applied to all visa services except most diplomatic and official visas.

An American flag at a U.S. embassy building, in an undated file photo. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. government has stopped processing most visas in Zimbabwe until further notice, the U.S. Embassy in Harare said on Aug. 20.

“We have paused routine visa services in Harare while we address concerns with the Government of Zimbabwe,” the U.S. Embassy wrote in a post on X.