Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Thursday announced that the country will be suspending the issuance of visas to U.S. citizens in response to the Trump administration’s decision to ban Chadians from visiting the U.S.
President of the United State Donald Trump, on Wednesday announced the visa ban on 12 countries including Chad, accusing them of having “deficient” screening and vetting, and historically refusing to take back their own citizens who overstay in the country
The new ban targets Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
There will also be heightened restrictions on visitors from seven others in the new travel policy which takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m.
In a Facebook post, Chad’s president said he is directing his government to suspend visas to U.S. citizens “in accordance with the principles of reciprocity.”
“Chad has no planes to offer, no billions of dollars to give but Chad has his dignity and pride,” Deby said, referring to the $400 million luxury plane offered to his administration as a gift by the ruling family of Qatar.
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