Overview

• The ban takes effect on June 9 and bars entry for nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
• Additional travel restrictions and heightened screening will apply to citizens of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
• No visas issued before the effective date will be revoked, but applicants whose visas have been approved but not yet issued will be denied.
• Exemptions cover lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, travelers on U.S. national interest grounds and participants in events like the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics.
• Community groups and foreign governments have decried the policy as discriminatory, and the administration says it may revise the list if targeted countries make material improvements to their procedures.