The Sydney -Tuvalu, a small Pacific nation that predicts scientists, will be immersed by growing seas, said it is demanding written assurance from the United States that its citizens will not be stopped from entry after entering the list of 36 countries that have mistakenly faced a visa ban.

An internal diplomatic cable signed by US State Secretary Marco Rubio showed the United States, already harassing the entry for citizens of 12 countries, considering expanding travel sanctions in 36 countries including the three Pacific Island states, Reuters and other media reported last month.

The cable showed that the list would be 60 days to take corrective action in nations.

This news created significant concern in Tuvalu, whose population is at risk from rising sea level, and where a third of residents have applied on an Australian ballot for a landmark climate migration visa.

Tuvalu Ambassador to the United Nations, Tapugao Falfau said he was told by an American official that Tuvalu’s inclusion in the list was “an administrative and systemic error from the US State Department.

The Tuvalu government said in a statement on Tuesday that it did not receive any formal notification that it was on the list, and was also assured by the United States Embassy in Fiji, it was “an error within the system”.

The statement by Tuvalu’s Foreign Ministry, Labor and Trade said, “The embassy has provided oral assurances that there are no current restrictions on Tuluan citizens entering the United States, and the matter is being reviewed with officials in Washington.”

It was added, Tuvalu “was demanding formal written confirmation for that effect and continues to attach the US government to ensure that Tuvaluan is not incorrectly affected”.

The embassy did not immediately respond to the request of a Reuters for comments.

An American officer familiar with the visa policy, who is not publicly authorized to speak to Reuters, has no decision, and any speculation is prematurely “.

“Tuvalu’s public statement with the United States travelers calls and leaves some of the United States concerns wrong and leaves,” the official said.

The other Pacific islands listed in the cable were Vanuatu and Tonga.

Tonga’s government received an official American warning, and was working on a reaction, Tonga media reported.

Vanuatu’s government did not respond to the request of the comment.

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