Travel Ban Proclamation Effective June 9, 2025

On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a 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, barring some exceptions, the United States shall:

“fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 12 countries:  Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen” and “…partially restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 7 countries:  Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.”

Full restrictions apply to nonimmigrant and immigrant admissions, while partial restrictions are specific to certain visa categories, for example “B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J”.

The proclamation applies only to foreign nationals of the designated countries who:

• are outside the United States on June 9, 2025; and

• do not have a valid visa on June 9, 2025.

Notably, no immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before 6/9/2025 will be revoked solely based on the proclamation.

The proclamation also provides for the following exemptions:

• any lawful permanent resident of the United States;

• any dual national …when  traveling on a passport issued by a country not designated;

• any foreign national traveling with a valid nonimmigrant visa in A, G, or NATO classifications;

• any athlete or member of an athletic team, including coaches, persons 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;

• immediate family immigrant visas with clear and convincing evidence of identity and family relationship (e.g., DNA);

• adoptions;

• Afghan Special Immigrant Visas;

• Special Immigrant Visas for United States Government employees; and

• immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran.

In addition, the proclamation asks the Attorney General, DHS Secretary, and Director of National Intelligence to review conditions in Egypt, indicating the possibility of future restrictions for certain Egyptian nationals.

The proclamation does not ban individuals granted asylum or withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), or refugees admitted to the U.S.

In addition, the Attorney General can make case-by-case exceptions for individuals subject to the proclamation, if travel would advance a critical US national interest, including to participate in criminal proceedings as a witness.

Finally, the proclamation has a schedule for changes: within 90 days of the proclamation and every 180 days thereafter, the Attorney General, DHS Secretary, DOS Secretary, and Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report recommending the continuation, termination, modification, or supplementation of the suspensions.