Early in the Trump Presidency, executive orders were signed banning travel to the U.S. if you were from certain muslim countries. Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court approved Trump Travel Ban 3.0 on June 26, 2018 and the countries effected are listed below.
On January 31, 2020, the Trump Administration expanded the Travel Ban by adding another 6 countries in Africa and Asia (see chart below). The expanded Travel Ban went into effect on February 21, 2020.
Below is a chart which identifies who is affected by the both Travel Bans (updated 01/31/2020):
| Country | Nonimmigrant Visas | Immigrant and Diversity Visas |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | No nonimmigrant visas except F, J and M visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
| Libya | No B-1/B-2 entries, and B-1/B-2 visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
| North Korea |
No nonimmigrant visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
| Syria | No nonimmigrant visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
| Venezuela | No B-1, B-2 or B-1/B-2 visas of any kind for officials of the following government agencies Ministry of Interior, Justice, and Peace; the Administrative Service of Identification, Migration, and Immigration; the Corps of Scientific Investigations, Judicial and Criminal; the Bolivarian Intelligence Service; and the People’s Power Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and their immediate family members. | No restrictions |
| Yemen | No B-1/B-2 entries, and B-1/B-2 visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
| Somalia | No immigrant or diversity visas | |
| Eritrea | No immigrant or diversity visas except as special immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to the US Government | |
| Kyrgyzstan | No immigrant or diversity visas except as special immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to the US Government | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | No immigrant or diversity visas except as special immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to the US Government | |
| Nigeria | No immigrant or diversity visas except as special immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to the US Government | |
| Sudan | No diversity visas | |
| Tanzania | No diversity visas |
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