On June 4, 2025, a presidential proclamation was issued outlining travel bans for citizens from 19 listed countries. The proclamation, titled Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats, establishes a “full” travel ban on 12 countries and a “partial” travel ban on 7 countries. The proclamation will go into effect at 12:01 am eastern daylight time on June 9, 2025.

The full ban will suspend entry into the U.S. by nationals from 12 countries unless they qualify for an exception. The 12 listed countries subject to the full ban are: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Seven additional countries are subject to a partial ban that suspends entry into the U.S. by immigrants entering the U.S. for the first time and further suspends entry by nonimmigrants holding B-1, B-2, F, M, and J visas only. The seven listed countries subject to a partial ban are: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leonne, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

The travel bans are applicable to nationals of the listed countries who are outside the U.S. without a valid visa as of June 9, 2025. It remains unclear if an individual who is outside the U.S. with a valid visa as of June 9, 2025, is exempt from the ban. We are still working to understand the full scope of the proclamation and how it will be implemented. The proclamation indicates that a visa issued before the effective date of the ban should not be revoked pursuant to the proclamation.

There are a number of exceptions to the ban, including for legal permanent residents (“green card” holders), dual nationals traveling to the U.S. on a passport issued by a non-listed country, asylees, refugees, diplomatic and international organization visas, athletes, and a few others.

The information listed in the proclamation and related Fact Sheet leave broad interpretation for situations not listed or expanded upon. OIA will continue to work through the available information and is partnering with organizations, associations and peer institutions to more fully understand the implications of this proclamation. We will share additional information to this page as it becomes available.

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