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DOS advises it is processing visas according to Travel Ban post-Supreme Court decision

  1. Original Date Announced

    July 1, 2018

    DOS announces that in light of the Supreme Court's Trump v. Hawaii decision it will continue processing visa applications in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 9645 for the seven affected countries. [ID #728]

    DOS FAQs: June 26 Supreme Court Decision on Presidential Proclamation 9645
  2. Effective Date

    June 26, 2018
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  4. Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced

    January 20, 2021

    Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States

    This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.

    On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued a presidential proclamation lifting two nationality-based travel bans issued by the Trump administration: the 2017 travel ban affecting nationals of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, and the 2020 ban affecting nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.

    The proclamation charges DOS with creating a plan for immigrant visas denied under the ban to be reconsidered and ensuring that visa applicants are not prejudiced by prior denials under the bans if they re-apply for a visa.

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  5. Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced

    January 22, 2021

    DOS Notice: Rescission of Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983

    Pursuant to President Biden’s proclamation, the State Department will undertake a review to ensure that individuals whose immigrant visa applications were denied on the basis of the suspension and restriction on entry imposed by P.P. 9645 or 9983 may have their applications reconsidered. This review will consider whether to reopen immigrant visa applications that were denied due to the suspension and restriction on entry imposed by P.P. 9645 or 9983; whether it is necessary to charge an additional fee to process those visa applications; and development of a plan to expedite consideration of those visa applications.

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  6. Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced

    March 10, 2021

    DOS: 2021.03.21 Rescission of Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983

    After conducting a 45-day review (noted above), the State Department announced that it would no longer summarily deny visa applicants of noncitizens from the 13 countries named in Proclamations 9645 and 9983. Applicants previously denied before under the Trump administration Proclamations can submit applications for reconsideration.

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Current Status

Not in effect

Most Recent Action

March 10, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced DOS: 2021.03.21 Rescission of Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983
January 20, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration
January 22, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration
March 10, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration

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