SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - U.S. bans Sudanese from participating in visa lottery programme

1/2/2020: Sudan Tribune - U.S. bans Sudanese from participating in visa lottery programme

Sudan Tribune reports that the US President Donald Trump administration has banned Sudanese citizens from participating in the US visa lottery programme, as the Sudanese government has failed to meet US security standards.

"Sudan generally does not comply with our identity-management performance metrics and presents a high risk, relative to other countries in the world, of terrorist travel to the United States," said a new executive order issued by the White House.

The Order said that the ongoing transition to civilian rule in Sudan should improve opportunities for cooperation in the future, and noted Sudanese progress in addressing deficiencies in areas such as the issuance of electronic passports and improved coordination with Interpol.

"Sudan has also shared exemplars of its passports with the United States and now permanently invalidates lost and stolen passports and fraudulently obtained travel documents,” the Order added.