On June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s so-called “Muslim travel ban”, a Presidential Proclamation which had the effect of preventing visas of being issued to nationals of the countries listed below. The travel ban has been fully in effect (as described in our prior news posting) since the Supreme Court overturned a nationwide injunction on December 4, 2017.
Currently, the following foreign nationals are subject to the travel ban, unless they are eligible for an exemption or a waiver:
| Country | Nonimmigrant Visas | Immigrant and Diversity Visas |
| Iran | No nonimmigrant visas except F, M, and J visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
| Libya | No B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
| North Korea | No nonimmigrant visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
| Somalia | 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 specified government agency officials and their family members. | |
| Yemen | No B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
For more information on exemptions and waivers, see our prior website posting and Department of State guidance.
