On June 4, 2025, the president published the Presidential Proclamation: Restricting The Entry Of Foreign Nationals To Protect The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats. Effective June 9, 2025, the proclamation restricts entry into the United States for nationals of 19 countries based on national security concerns, with a number of exceptions.

A. Countries Subject to a Full Entry Ban (Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas, Subject to Exceptions)

Nationals of the following 12 countries are barred from entering the United States under all visa categories, including both temporary (nonimmigrant) and permanent (immigrant) visas: • Afghanistan • Myanmar (Burma) • Chad • Republic of the Congo • Equatorial Guinea • Eritrea • Haiti

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