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Full list: 25 African cities losing routine US visa services from August 1
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The US will discontinue routine visa services at 25 diplomatic posts across Sub-Saharan Africa from 1st August, 2026, centralising visa processing at 20 regional hubs.
The US Department of State said the move forms part of a broader realignment strategy that will consolidate visa processing into a smaller network of regional hubs, reducing the number of missions handling visa applications in Sub-Saharan Africa from about 50 to 20 regional centres.
US Embassy in Nigeria Routine visa services will end at the following diplomatic posts from 1st August, 2026:Abuja (Nigeria)Antananarivo (Madagascar)Asmara (Eritrea)Bamako (Mali)Banjul (The Gambia)Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)Bujumbura (Burundi)Conakry (Guinea)Cotonou (Benin)Durban (South Africa)Freetown (Sierra Leone)Gaborone (Botswana)Harare (Zimbabwe)Juba (South Sudan)Libreville (Gabon)Lilongwe (Malawi)Lusaka (Zambia)Maputo (Mozambique)Maseru (Lesotho)Mbabane (Eswatini)N'Djamena (Chad)Niamey (Niger)Nouakchott (Mauritania)Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)Windhoek (Namibia) Notably, the restructuring does not affect North African countries.
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