India, Jan. 17 -- The Trump administration has reassured thousands after announcing an indefinite suspension of processing immigrant visas for people from 75 countries last week. The move will come into effect on January 21. It applies to people seeking to live and work permanently in the US. However, dual nationals with a passport of a country not affected, according to the State Department.

Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said that the visa freeze is aimed an ending 'the abuse of America's immigration system by those who would extract wealth from the American people'.

Immediately after the visa processing freeze was first announced, thousands of soccer fans who have booked tickets to attend the FIFA World Cup in the US and Mexico...