Travel Ban, June 4, 2025

Summary: President Trump issued a travel ban for 19 countries – 12 countries are fully restricted, and 7 countries are partially restricted. This travel ban also bans those applying for visas from coming to the US, with various exceptions. This ban goes into effect June 9, 2025.

On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a new travel ban for 12 countries, and people from those countries are prohibited from coming to the United States, with various exceptions. He also issued partial restrictions on 7 additional countries. This travel ban goes into effect on June 9, 2025. Anyone with a valid visa issued before this date will not be subject to this travel ban.

What countries are fully restricted?

Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Why are they restricted?

There are separate reasons for each country, some are listed as being countries that sponsor terrorism, some are listed as having large visa overstay rates, among other reasons.

What does it mean to be fully restricted?

Nationals of these countries may not enter the United States under any circumstances, even if they have visas, with limited exceptions. The largest exception is for those who have immediate relative visas; those with immediate relative visas, who are the spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens, will still be allowed.

If these foreign nationals are already lawful permanent residents of the U.S. or have dual citizenship, they are permitted to enter. There are other exceptions for people such as professional athletes, government employees, etc.

What countries are partially restricted?

Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

Why are they partially restricted?

Most of these countries have large amounts of people who overstay their visas once they legally get into the United States, so the federal government wants to limit people overstaying their visas in the future by excluding large groups of those who receive visas from those countries. For example, Burundi has a large number of people with tourist visas who overstay their visa, so now their entry with a visa is suspended under this travel ban. Each country has specific visas that are suspended.

How long will this ban be in effect?

It is not clear how long it will be in effect, but the document states that it will be reviewed again within 90 days, and then reviewed every 180 days after that.