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  1. March 2025

    1. March 14, 2025 2.0

      DOS announces new visa restriction policy to address forced return of Uyghurs

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. March 11, 2025 2.0

      DOS and CDC remove COVID-19 vaccination requirement for immigrant visa applicants

      Immigrant Visas DOSCDC Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. March 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department Announces Visa Restrictions for Foreign Officials and Others "Facilitating Illegal Migration"

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 25, 2025 2.0

      DOS expands visa restriction policy for individuals linked to Cuban labor export program

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. February 5, 2025 2.0

      EO 14201 § 4(c) directs DOS and DHS to review entry of transgender athletes

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 26, 2025 2.0

      Report: POTUS orders visa sanctions and travel ban on certain Colombian nationals

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Reported Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

    2. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148: "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions"

      BorderDetentionInteriorAsylum, Withholding and CATRefugeesNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14159 § 14 directs Treasury, DOS, and DHS to establish visa bond system

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14168 § 3(d) directs DOS and DHS to require that government-issued identification documents reflect "immutable biological" sex

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    5. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161: "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats"

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasHumanitarian DHSDOJDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    6. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 §§ 2(b) and 2(c) direct agencies to identify countries from which to suspend admissions and prioritize the removal of individuals from those countries

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasEnforcement DOSDHSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    7. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 § 3 directs review of all existing policies to "protect" U.S. cultural and other interests

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationRefugees DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 19, 2021

      DOS designates Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      February 11, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. January 5, 2021

      Presidential Memorandum calls for listing Antifa as a terrorist organization and inadmissibility of Antifa associates

      Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Not in effect

  1. December 2020

    1. December 18, 2020

      Department of State rescinds designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. November 2020

    1. November 20, 2020

      State Department proposes new rule impacting intercountry adoption

      Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship Bureau of Consular Affairs Proposed Rule

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
      January 8, 2025
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. November 5, 2020

      DOS proposes revisions to Form DS-234, Special Immigrant Visa Biodata

      Immigrant Visas: Special Immigrant DOS Proposed Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Not in effect

  1. October 2020

    1. October 23, 2020

      DOS proposes revisions to Form DS-7794, Electronic Medical Examination

      Immigrant Visas DOS Proposed Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
      September 9, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. October 21, 2020

      DOS proposes revisions to Form DS-5535, Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs In Litigation Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      February 5, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    3. October 17, 2020

      POTUS issues EO 13894, excluding individuals related to conflict in Syria, Turkish officials

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas Bureau of Consular AffairsCBP Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. September 2020

    1. September 30, 2020

      DOS releases instructions for the 2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

      Immigrant Visas: Diversity Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      December 6, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. September 15, 2020

      DOS releases guidance on 2020 Fiscal Year (DV-2020) adjudications after Gomez v. Trump ruling

      Immigrant Visas: Diversity Bureau of Consular AffairsDOSUSCIS Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    3. September 1, 2020

      DOS suspends entry of certain Syrian persons allegedly connected to military action

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. July 2020

    1. July 14, 2020

      POTUS issues Executive Order on Hong Kong, affecting visas

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. July 7, 2020

      DOS proposes revisions to medical examination form for refugees and visa applicants

      RefugeesImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      September 9, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

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