Whatever term you use, the consequences are the same, these visa designations mean that designated individuals and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter the US. Such a statement made the US Ambassador to Georgia, when she was asked about the misinterpretation of the term of “sanctions” against judges.

“On the question of sharing information. The basis of this is from a variety of information sources, including some publicly available information. If the Georgian authorities want to open their own investigation into these allegations, much of the information is known and has been widely known for years.

I am confident that any credible independent investigation would come to the same result”, - said the Kelly Degnan.