On June 4, 2025, the White House issued a suspending the entry into the United States of nationals of nineteen countries, which takes effect at 12:01 am EDT on Monday, June 9, 2025. The proclamation establishes a “full” travel ban on the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen. A “partial” travel ban has been established on the following 7 countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
We are still working to understand the full scope of this proclamation. Our initial analysis and guidance might evolve as we understand how it will be implemented. Please be alert to updates from ISS, which will be posted here.
This Executive Order does not affect individuals from all countries. Suspension of entry to the U.S. applies only to foreign nationals of the designated countries who:
Full Entry Bans: Nationals from the following 12 countries are subject to full entry restrictions: Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Partial Restrictions: Nationals from seven additional countries—Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela—face partial entry limitations (applies to immigrants and nonimmigrants on B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J Visas).
The country of citizenship is the basis of the travel ban. The country of birth, country of permanent residence, or country of departure for the trip to the U.S. is not the basis for the travel ban. In addition, as explained below, individuals who are nationals of one of the nineteen countries, but who have dual citizenship with another country that is not subject to the ban, are exempt.
Proclamation 6(c) states, “No immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before the applicable effective date of this proclamation shall be revoked pursuant to this proclamation.” Based on this statement, students who are nationals of these nineteen countries should not have their visas revoked if their visas were issued before June 9, 2025. If you are a national of one of these nineteen countries and receive any notification from the Department of State or the U.S. Embassy of a visa revocation, please contact International Student Services.
International students from the affected countries, particularly those seeking F-1 or J-1 visas, will be unable to apply for a new visa, and may face challenges in entering the U.S.
ISS recommends against travel outside the U.S. for individuals from the 19 countries.