"Embassies and consulates in these countries will cancel all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments as of March 18, 2020," the spokeswoman said. The State Department spokeswoman said US missions abroad will continue to provide emergency visa services "as resources allow," and that the services to US citizens will remain available. "These Embassies will resume routine visa services as soon as possible but are unable to provide a specific date at this time," she said. Overnight, the US Embassy in South Korea in its own statement said the suspension would affect both immigrant and non-immigrant visa services at embassies in countries with a US State Department travel advisory level of 2, 3, or 4. As of Wednesday that includes around 100 countries for which warnings have been issued, according to the US State Department website.

Source: bd News24 March 18, 2020 19:44 UTC