The Presidential Proclamation on “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats,” which takes effect on June 9, 2025.
Full Suspension
Department of State is fully suspending visa issuance to nationals of these countries for all nonimmigrant and immigrant visa categories
- Afghanistan,
- Burma,
- Chad,
- Republic of the Congo,
- Equatorial Guinea,
- Eritrea,
- Haiti,
- Iran,
- Libya,
- Somalia,
- Sudan, and
- Yemen
Partial Suspension
Department of State is partially suspending visa issuance to nationals of
- Burundi,
- Cuba,
- Laos,
- Sierra Leone,
- Togo,
- Turkmenistan, and
- Venezuela
for nonimmigrant B-1/B-2 visitor visas and F, M, and J student and exchange visitor visas, and all immigrant visas
Countries Subject to Visa Bonds
- Mauritania (October 23, 2025)
- Sao Tome and Principe (October 23, 2025)
- Tanzania (October 23, 2025)
- The Gambia (October 11, 2025)
- Malawi (August 20, 2025)
- Zambia (August 20, 2025)
