On June 4, 2025, President Trump signed a proclamation imposing a new travel ban to take effect on June 9, 2025. This nationality-based proclamation suspends immigrant and non-immigrant visa issuance for citizens from the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Additionally, for nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela, the proclamation suspends issuance of immigrant visas, as well as nonimmigrant visa issuance in the B, F, M, and J classifications.
The proclamation outlines certain exceptions. The ban does not apply to the following categories of travelers:
- Foreign nationals who are in the United States on June 9, 2025, regardless of their immigration status;
- Foreign nationals who have a valid visa in any category as of June 9, 2025;
- S. lawful permanent residents (green card holders);
- Dual nationals of a country designated in the proclamation when the individual is traveling on a passport issued by a non-designated country;
- Those applying for immediate relative family-based immigrant visas (IR-1/CR-1, IR-2/CR-2, IR-5) with clear and convincing evidence of identity and family relationship (e.g., DNA);
- Any athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, those performing a necessary support role, and immediate relatives, traveling for the World Cup, Olympics, or other major sporting event as determined by the Secretary of State;
- Any foreign national traveling with a valid nonimmigrant visa in the following classifications: A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3, G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1, NATO‑2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, or NATO-6;
- Those apply for the following visa types: adoption (IR-3, IR-4, IH-3, IH-4); Afghan Special Immigrant Visas; Special Immigrant Visas for United States Government employees; and immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran;
- Those whose travel is deemed to advance a critical U.S. national interest involving the Department of Justice as determined by the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security; and
- Those whose travel is deemed to serve a U.S. national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
There will be a periodic review of the list of travel ban countries to assess whether the restrictions should be continued, modified, suspended, or supplemented.