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Original Date Announced
April 9, 2019The Secretary of State delegates to the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs authority under Section 5(a)(2) of the JADE Act to waive the visa bans imposed pursuant to Section 5(a)(1) of that Act, which prohibited some members of Burmese military from being eligible for visas. [ID #749]
Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Authority To Waive the Visa Ban Under Section 5(a) of Public Law 110–286Effective Date
April 9, 2019Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: Bureau of Consular AffairsPre Trump-Era Policies
- July 29, 2008 As part of the JADE Act, the following persons are ineligible for a visa to travel to the United States: (A) Former and present leaders of the SPDC, the Burmese military, or the USDA. (B) Officials of the SPDC, the Burmese military, or the USDA involved in the repression of peaceful political activity or in other gross violations of human rights in Burma or in the commission of other human rights abuses, including any current or former officials of the security services and judicial institutions of the SPDC. (C) Any other Burmese persons who provide substantial economic and political support for the SPDC, the Burmese military, or the USDA. (D) The immediate family members of any person described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). The President may waive the visa ban described in paragraph (1) only if the President determines and certifies in writing to Congress that travel by the person seeking such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States. JADE Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–286)