Presidential Proclamation Alters Travel Ban

The White House issued a Presidential Proclamation on September 24, 2017, that imposes new travel restrictions on Iran, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Syria, as well as newly added countries North Korea, Chad, and Venezuela. The new restrictions are the result of the government's review of worldwide visa security measures ordered in the March 6, 2017 Executive Order Number 13780 travel ban. Parts of the Proclamation went into effect immediately, and the rest will go into effect on October 18, 2017.

Nationals of the following countries are subject to the following restrictions on their travel to the United States:

Country

Nonimmigrant Visas

Immigrant and Diversity Visas

CHAD

No B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas

No immigrant or diversity visas

IRAN

No nonimmigrant visas, except F, M, and J student and exchange visitor visas

No immigrant or diversity visas

LIBYA

No B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas

No immigrant or diversity visas

NORTH KOREA

No nonimmigrant visas

No immigrant or diversity visas

SYRIA

No nonimmigrant visas

No immigrant or diversity visas

VENEZUELA

No B-1, B-2 or B-1/B-2 visas for certain government officials and their families

[No restrictions]

YEMEN

No B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas

No immigrant or diversity visas

SOMALIA

Visas available, but subject to enhanced screening and vetting

No immigrant or diversity visas

Iraq

Iraqi nationals are not subject to travel restrictions, but may be subject to heightened scrutiny when applying for visas and seeking admission.

Sudan

Sudan has been removed from the list of countries subject to restrictions in the March 6 travel ban, but Sudanese nationals may be subject to heightened scrutiny.

Certain foreign nationals are not subject to the travel restrictions. These include lawful permanent residents of the U.S.; dual nationals traveling on a passport from a non-restricted country; and foreign nationals who were present in the...

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