State Department Stops Visa Services for 3 African Nations Amid Outbreak The State Department has suspended visa services in Uganda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This action follows a U.S. health order restricting entry for individuals from these countries due to an Ebola outbreak. The CDC’s order bans foreign nationals who visited these nations in the past three weeks from entering the U.S. for 30 days.

• Visa services are paused in Uganda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• A health order suspends entry into the U.S. for individuals from these three countries.
• The ban applies to foreign nationals who visited these countries in the last three weeks.
• The measure is a response to an Ebola outbreak.
• The CDC will identify individuals with Ebola symptoms at ports of entry.