U.S. Issues Fresh Travel Ban for Nationals for Certain Countries, June 4, 2025
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- Jun 5
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Updated: Jun 6
Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats, Presidential Proclamation dated June 4, 2025 issues fresh travel bans to nationals of certain countries some fully suspended and some partially suspended.
The detailed Presidential Proclamation on Travel Ban dated June 4, 2025 can be found here.
The travel ban proclamation does NOT affect foreign nationals from the designated countries who hold a valid visa issued before the applicable effective date (June 9, 2025).
Immigrants and nonimmigrants of nationals of the following countries are fully or partially suspended, pursuant to this proclamation is effective at 12:01 am eastern daylight time (EDT) on June 9, 2025.
Fully Suspended** | Partially Suspended## |
(a) Afghanistan | (a) Burundi |
(b) Burma | (b) Cuba |
(c) Chad | (c) Laos |
(d) Republic of the Congo | (d) Sierra Leone |
(e) Equatorial Guinea | (e) Togo |
(f) Eritrea | (f) Turkmenistan |
(g) Haiti | (g) Venezuela |
(h) Iran | |
(i) Libya | |
(j) Somalia | |
(k) Sudan | |
(l) Yemen |
** The entry into the United States of these nationals’ immigrants and nonimmigrants is hereby fully suspended (even if you have a valid visa).
## The entry into the United States of these nationals as immigrants, and as nonimmigrants on B‑1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas is hereby suspended. Further, Consular officers shall reduce the validity for any other nonimmigrant visa issued to nationals of Venezuela to the extent permitted by law.
Automatic Exemptions:
You are automatically exempt if you are:
Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders): Individuals who already have a green card for the U.S.
Dual Nationals: If you are a citizen of a country impacted by the ban and another country not impacted, and you're using the passport from the non-designated country.
Certain Visa Holders: People with specific nonimmigrant visas, generally for official or diplomatic purposes (e.g., A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3, G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO visas).
Major Sporting Event Participants: Athletes, team members, coaches, support staff, and their immediate families traveling for major events like the World Cup or Olympics.
Immediate Family Immigrant Visas: Spouses (IR-1/CR-1), children (IR-2/CR-2), and parents (IR-5) of U.S. citizens, provided you can clearly prove your identity and family relationship (like with DNA evidence).
Adoptions: Immigrant visas for adopted children (IR-3, IR-4, IH-3, IH-4).
Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs): For certain Afghans who assisted the U.S. government.
U.S. Government Employee SIVs: Special Immigrant Visas for those who worked for the U.S. government.
Persecuted Minorities from Iran: Immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities from Iran who are facing persecution.
Discretionary Exemptions (Case-by-Case Basis):
Even if you don't fit the above categories, an exception might be possible if your travel is deemed to be in the United States national interest. These exceptions are granted on a case-by-case basis and require specific approval:
Department of Justice National Interest: The Attorney General (or their designated official), in coordination with the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, can grant an exception if your travel is critical for a U.S. national interest involving the Department of Justice, such as participating as a witness in criminal proceedings.
General U.S. National Interest: The Secretary of State (or their designated official), in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, can grant an exception if they determine your travel serves a broader U.S. national interest.
Within 90 days from the issuance of this proclamation, and every 180 days following that, the Secretary of State, in collaboration with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, must provide a report to the President via the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. This report should include his evaluation and suggest whether the suspensions and limitations set by sections 2 and 3 of this proclamation should be maintained, ended, altered, or expanded.