Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the Security of the United States

This proclamation continues the full entry suspension imposed by Proclamation 10949 (Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats) on nationals of 12 countries and the partial suspension on Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela; newly imposes a full suspension on nationals of Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria and on travelers using Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents; and partially suspends entry (immigrant and B-1, B-2, F, M, and J visas) for nationals of 15 additional countries, while lifting Turkmenistan's nonimmigrant suspension. The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security may grant case-by-case national-interest exceptions, and the Secretary of State must report to the President every 180 days on whether the restrictions should continue. The proclamation takes effect January 1, 2026, and does not apply to lawful permanent residents or to holders of valid visas issued before that date.

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