Country singer Nathan Carter postponed his U.S. tour, citing visa issues, and moved four performances to March 2027. The announcement affects shows in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and St Louis.
He attributed the change to “unforeseen circumstances relating to travel visas.” In a social-media statement, Carter said he was “incredibly disappointed” that the concerts could not go ahead as scheduled.
Carter apologized to fans who had already arranged travel. “I appreciate that many of you have already made travel plans and arrangements to be with us, and we sincerely apologise for the disappointment and inconvenience this causes,” he said.
The replacement schedule puts the four performances on consecutive days. The cities remain the same.
Canadian dates are unaffected and will proceed as planned, Carter said. The postponement applies to the American shows.
Carter also said he looked forward to returning in March and sharing the performances with fans. His statement did not identify a visa category.
Four U.S. stops are now scheduled across four consecutive days
| City | Rescheduled date |
|---|---|
| Chicago | March 19, 2027 |
| Philadelphia | March 20, 2027 |
| New York | March 21, 2027 |
| St Louis | March 22, 2027 |
The announcement did not connect Carter’s delay to a particular government policy. It also did not identify his nationality or explain what stage of the visa process affected the tour.
Federal visa restrictions offer context, not a confirmed explanation
A separate set of U.S. visa measures took effect in 2026. Presidential Proclamation 10998, titled “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States,” began on January 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). It fully or partially suspended entry and visa issuance for nationals of 39 countries, as well as people applying with travel documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority.
The Department of State fully suspended visa issuance to nationals of 19 countries across immigrant and nonimmigrant categories, with limited exceptions. Those countries are Afghanistan, Burma, Burkina Faso, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The stated exceptions include certain diplomatic and official visas, immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran, dual nationals applying with a passport from a country not subject to suspension, Special Immigrant Visas for U.S. government employees under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D), participants in certain major sporting events and Lawful Permanent Residents. The proclamation also covers people using Palestinian Authority travel documents.
The department partially suspended visa issuance for nationals of another 19 countries. The restrictions cover B-1/B-2 visitor visas, F, M and J student and exchange visitor visas, and all immigrant visas, subject to limited exceptions. The countries are Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Cote D'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Turkmenistan faced a partial suspension for immigrant visas.
Proclamation 10998 also removed several categorical exceptions that had appeared in Presidential Proclamation 10949 for nationals subject to entry suspensions. Those included immediate-family immigrant visas IR-1/CR-1, IR-2/CR-2 and IR-5; adoption visas IR-3, IR-4, IH-3 and IH-4; and Afghan Special Immigrant Visas.
A different Department of State action temporarily paused immigrant-visa issuance for nationals of 75 listed countries, effective January 21, 2026. The department tied that pause to public-charge screening. It did not apply to tourist visas, which are nonimmigrant visas.
The pause ended on August 21, 2026, under the court’s order in CLINIC et al. v. Rubio, et al. That action concerned immigrant-visa applicants, not tourist-visa issuance.
Neither of those federal actions has been established as the reason for Carter’s postponement. His announcement gives the travel-visa circumstances as the explanation but does not name the visa type or describe a government decision in his case.
Carter closed his statement with a message to fans: “Thank you for your patience, understanding and continued support.”
