2020 Travel Ban

On January 31, 2020, President Trump issued a Proclamation, adding six new countries to the list of people banned from entering the United States, effective February 21, 2020.  The countries added to the ban are Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.  This ban, however, does not address nonimmigrant visa holders and, therefore, should not directly affect a Pitt student or scholar who wishes to enter the U.S. in F or J status.

The following chart, from NAFSA: Association of International Educators, specifies the class of travelers currently affected by the Trump Administration’s bans.  Travel Bans 3.0 refers to the rules put into place with the original 2017 Executive Order.  Travel Bans 4.0 refers to the 2020 Proclamation.

Travel Bans 3.0 and 4.0 travel and entry ban restrictions apply to the following countries in specific ways. (https://www.nafsa.org/professional-resources/browse-by-interest/executiv...)

Country

Conditions

Iran

Governed by Proclamation 9645, Travel Ban 3.0

  • Entry as an immigrant is suspended
  • Entry of Iranian nationals "under valid student (F and M) and exchange visitor (J) visas is not suspended, although such individuals should be subject to enhanced screening and vetting requirements."
  • Entry under other types of nonimmigrant visas is suspended

Libya

Governed by Proclamation 9645, Travel Ban 3.0

  • Entry as an immigrant is suspended
  • Entry is suspended for nonimmigrants on business (B-1), tourist (B-2), and business/tourist (B-1/B-2) visas.
  • Entry under other types of nonimmigrant visas is not suspended

North Korea

North Korea

  • Governed by Proclamation 9645, Travel Ban 3.0
  • Entry as an immigrant is suspended
  • Entry is suspended for all nonimmigrant visa categories

Syria

Governed by Proclamation 9645, Travel Ban 3.0

  • Entry as an immigrant is suspended
  • Entry is suspended for all nonimmigrant visa categories

Venezuela

Governed by Proclamation 9645, Travel Ban 3.0

  • Entry is suspended for Venezuelan nonimmigrants on business (B-1), tourist (B-2), and business/tourist (B-1/B-2) visas, but only for officials of government agencies of Venezuela involved in screening and vetting procedures - including the Ministry of the Popular Power for Interior, Justice and Peace; the Administrative Service of Identification, Migration and Immigration; the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigation Service Corps; the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service; and the Ministry of the Popular Power for Foreign Relations - and their immediate family members.
  • Nationals of Venezuela not subject to the above suspension should nevertheless "be subject to appropriate additional measures to ensure traveler information remains current."

Yemen

Governed by Proclamation 9645, Travel Ban 3.0

  • Entry as an immigrant is suspended
  • Entry is suspended for nonimmigrants on business (B-1), tourist (B-2), and business/tourist (B-1/B-2) visas
  • Entry under other types of nonimmigrant visas is not suspended

Eritrea

Governed by Proclamation of January 31, 2020, Travel Ban 4.0

  • The entry into the United States of nationals of Eritrea as immigrants, except as Special Immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to the United States Government, is hereby suspended.

Kyrgyzstan

Governed by Proclamation of January 31, 2020, Travel Ban 4.0

  • The entry into the United States of nationals of Kyrgyzstan as immigrants, except as Special Immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to the United States Government, is hereby suspended.

Myanmar (Burma)

Governed by Proclamation of January 31, 2020, Travel Ban 4.0

  • The entry into the United States of nationals of Burma as immigrants, except as Special Immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to the United States Government, is hereby suspended.

Nigeria

Governed by Proclamation of January 31, 2020, Travel Ban 4.0

  • The entry into the United States of nationals of Nigeria as immigrants, except as Special Immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to the United States Government, is hereby suspended.

Sudan

Governed by Proclamation of January 31, 2020, Travel Ban 4.0

  • The entry into the United States of nationals of Sudan as Diversity Immigrants, as described in section 203(c) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1153(c), is hereby suspended.

Tanzania

Governed by Proclamation of January 31, 2020, Travel Ban 4.0

  • The entry into the United States of nationals of Tanzania as Diversity Immigrants, as described in section 203(c) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1153(c), is hereby suspended.