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Original Date Announced
March 10, 2017DOS issues guidance for issuing visas under Travel Ban 2 (EO 13780). Nationals of countries covered by the ban applying for nonimmigrant visas should still be scheduled interviews to determine whether they qualify for waiver. Posts should not grant V93 interviews for immigrant visas. Interviews for diversity visas issued before the EO will continue. Waiver conditions outlined. [ID #677]
DOS Cable: 17 STATE 23338: New Executive Order 13780: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States - Guidance to Visa-Issuing PostsEffective Date
March 17, 2017Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
January 20, 2021Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States.
This Biden administration policy effectively 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.
View DocumentBiden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
January 22, 2021DOS 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.
View DocumentBiden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
March 21, 2021DOS: 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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Not in effectMost Recent Action
March 21, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced DOS: 2021.03.21 Rescission of Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983January 20, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
January 22, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
March 21, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: USCIS Bureau of Consular AffairsPre Trump-Era Policies
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January 27, 2017
Visas restricted under Travel Ban 1 (EO-13769).
Jan 27, 2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services Letter
Commentary
Politico Reports on Results of Travel Ban Implementation
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