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  1. May 2025

    1. May 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS pauses and then rescinds Romania's Visa Waiver Program designation

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 25, 2025 2.0

      DOS modifies submission requirements for Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, for many consular posts

      Non-Immigrant Visas Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. April 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department taking steps to revoke all South Sudanese visas

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 31, 2025 2.0

      DOS announces visa restrictions on Chinese officials under "Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act"

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. March 25, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOS directive instructs consular officers to review all student visa applicants' social media for evidence of terrorism-related inadmissibility

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Student DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. 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

    4. March 6, 2025 2.0

      State Department launches "Catch and Revoke" initiative to revoke visas of students engaged in "pro-Hamas" activity

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentInterior DOSDHSDOJ Final/ActualIn Litigation Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. 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 existing visa restriction policy for individuals linked to Cuban labor export program to apply to Cuban overseas medical missions

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. February 18, 2025 2.0

      DOS updates nonimmigrant visa interview waiver categories

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

      Current Status

    3. 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 29, 2025 2.0

      EO 14188 § 3(e) directs agencies to report on recommendations for higher education institutions to monitor and report noncitizen students and staff for possible removal

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Student DOSDHSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    2. 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

    3. January 23, 2025 2.0

      Report: DOS shuts down "Safe Mobility Initiative" offices in Latin America

      HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas DOSUSCIS Reported Agency DirectiveProgram Termination

      Current Status

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. 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

    9. 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 14, 2021

      DOS designates various organizations, individuals as terrorists

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      December 1, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    3. January 6, 2021

      DOS reimposes sanctions on Chinese, Indian, and Iranian individuals for Iranian petroleum business

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully 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
    2. December 15, 2020

      DOS reimposes sanctions on Chinese companies, individuals for Iranian oil dealings

      Non-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

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