The overhaul covers all routine visa categories, including tourist, business, employment, family-based and immigrant visas. US visa changes as 25 African diplomatic posts stop routine processing from August 1. Photo credit: GettySource: Getty ImagesWhich African posts will stop processing visas? The State Department said concentrating visa processing into fewer locations would deliver "more uniform screening, vetting and adjudication standards" while cutting operational waste. Visa changes by President Donald Trump-led US force African applicants to travel to regional hubs from August 1, 2026.