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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. Current Status

    3. 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

    4. 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 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 14, 2025 2.0

      DOS proposes changes to Form DS-11 (Application for a U.S. Passport), and will no longer issue passports with "X" sex markers

      Citizenship DOS ProposedComment Period Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection

      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 24, 2025 2.0

      State Department orders resettlement agencies to stop funded work supporting refugees currently in the U.S.

      RefugeesHumanitarian DOS ReportedIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Agency Directive

      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

  1. January 2021

    1. January 19, 2021

      DOS designates Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
    2. January 14, 2021

      DOS designates various organizations, individuals as terrorists

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
    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
    3. December 2, 2020

      DOS tightens visa restrictions for Chinese Communist Party members

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. November 2020

    1. November 5, 2020

      DOS revokes designation of ETIM as a foreign terrorist organization

      InteriorBorder DOSDOJDHS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. October 2020

    1. October 9, 2020

      DOS announces immediate moratorium on au pair exchange visitor program growth

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. October 1, 2020

      COVID-19: DOS provides information on national interest exceptions for certain travelers from Europe

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular AffairsUSCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

      Partially 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
    2. September 15, 2020

      DOS publishes FAQ on J Visa Processing Under Presidential Proclamation 10052

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Bureau of Consular AffairsDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive
    3. 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
    4. 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. August 2020

    1. August 31, 2020

      DOS announces high prioritization of K visas

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Family-Based Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. August 25, 2020

      DOS temporarily expands nonimmigrant visa interview waiver eligibility

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

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