The US state department has issued new announcement, restricting nationals of eight countries applying for immigrant or non immigrant visas, according to New Court Orders on Presidential Proclamation – December 4, 2017
Nationals of the eight countries are subject to various travel restrictions contained in the Proclamation, as outlined in the following table, subject to exceptions and waivers set forth in the Proclamation.
| Country | Nonimmigrant Visas | Immigrant and Diversity Visas |
| Chad | No B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas | No immigrant or 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 officials of the following government agencies Ministry of Interior, Justice, and Peace; the Administrative Service of Identification, Migration, and Immigration; the Corps of Scientific Investigations, Judicial and Criminal; the Bolivarian Intelligence Service; and the People’s Power Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and their immediate family members. | |
| Yemen | No B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas | No immigrant or diversity visas |
Exceptions
The following exceptions apply to nationals from all eight countries and will not be subject to any travel restrictions listed in the Proclamation:
a) Any national who was in the United States on the applicable effective date described in Section 7 of the Proclamation for that national, regardless of immigration status;
b) Any national who had a valid visa on the applicable effective date in Section 7 of the Proclamation for that national;
c) Any national who qualifies for a visa or other valid travel document under section 6(d) of the Proclamation;
d) Any lawful permanent resident (LPR) of the United States;
e) Any national who is admitted to or paroled into the United States on or after the applicable effective date in Section 7 of the Proclamation for that national;
f) Any applicant who has a document other than a visa, valid on the applicable effective date in Section 7 of the Proclamation for that applicant or issued on any date thereafter, that permits him or her to travel to the United States and seek entry or admission, such as advance parole;
g) Any dual national of a country designated under the Proclamation when traveling on a passport issued by a non-designated country;
h) Any applicant traveling on a diplomatic (A-1 or A-2) or diplomatic-type visa (of any classification), NATO-1 -6 visas, C-2 visa for travel to the United Nations, or G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa; except certain Venezuelan government officials and their family members traveling on a diplomatic-type B-1, B-2, or B1/B2 visas
i) Any applicant who has been granted asylum; admitted to the United States as a refugee; or has been granted withholding of removal, advance parole, or protection under the Convention Against Torture.
Exceptions and waivers listed in the Proclamation are applicable for qualified applicants. In all visa adjudications, consular officers may seek additional information, as warranted, to determine whether an exception or a waiver is available.
Dual Nationals
This Proclamation does not restrict the travel of dual nationals, so long as they are traveling on the passport of a non-designated country.
Read more: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/important-announcement.html
