On January 31, 2020 President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation expanding Travel Ban 3.0 to include certain foreign nationals of the following six countries:
Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, these additions were based on an assessment from the Department of Homeland Security after reviewing updated security assessment criteria first established after the first iteration of the travel ban. It should be noted that restrictions have only been placed on those seeking immigrant visas from the newly added countries. Individuals from these countries seeking nonimmigrant visas should not be restricted. The effective date of the expansion is February 21, 2020 at 12:01AM EST.
The following table reflects all countries that are currently subject to the Travel Ban. All individuals are subject to exceptions and waivers set forth in in the original proclamation and detailed below.
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Eritrea
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Suspends the entry of immigrants, except as Special Immigrants who have provided assistance to the U.S. government.
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Kyrgyzstan
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Suspends the entry of immigrants, except Special Immigrants who have provided assistance to the U.S. government.
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Iran
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Suspends the entry of immigrants and all nonimmigrants, except F (student), M (vocational student) and J (exchange visitor) visas, though they are subject to enhanced screening.
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Libya
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Suspends the entry of immigrants and temporary visitors on business or tourist visas (B-1/B-2).
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Myanmar
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Suspends the entry of immigrants, except Special Immigrants who have provided assistance to the U.S. government.
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Nigeria
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Suspends the entry of immigrants, except Special Immigrants who have provided assistance to the U.S. government.
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North Korea
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Suspends the entry of all immigrants and nonimmigrants.
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Somalia
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Suspends the entry of immigrants and requires enhanced screening of all nonimmigrants.
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Sudan
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Suspends the entry of Diversity Visa immigrants
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Syria
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Suspends the entry of all immigrants and nonimmigrants.
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Tanzania
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Suspends the entry of Diversity Visa immigrants
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Venezuela
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Suspends the entry of certain government officials and their family members on business or tourist visas (B-1/B-2).
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Yemen
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Suspends the entry of immigrants and temporary visitors on business or tourist visas (B-1/B-2).
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Scope
Unless an exemption applies or the individual is eligible for a waiver, the travel restrictions apply to foreign nationals of the designated countries who: (i) are outside the U.S. on the applicable effective date; (ii) do not have a valid visa on the applicable effective date; and (iii) do not qualify for a reinstated visa or other travel document that was revoked under Presidential Executive Order 13769.
Exemptions
The travel restrictions do not apply to:
- lawful permanent residents (green card holders);
- foreign nationals who are admitted to or paroled into the U.S. on or after the applicable effective date;
- foreign nationals who have a document other than a visa (e.g., transportation letter, boarding foil, advance parole document) valid on the applicable effective date or issued on any date thereafter;
- Dual nationals of a designated country who are traveling on a passport issued by a non-designated country;
- Foreign nationals traveling on a diplomatic visas, NATO visas, C-2/U.N. visas, or G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa; or
- Foreign nationals who have been granted asylum in the U.S., refugees who have been admitted to the U.S.; or individuals who have been granted withholding of removal, advance parole, or protection under the Convention Against Torture.
Despite the several exemptions listed above, we strongly recommend that you refrain from international travel is you are a citizen of one of the travel ban counties and are not a dual citizen of another non-travel ban country or do not have a green card.
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