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ARTICLE · 06 OCTOBER 2017

Presidential Proclamation Alters Travel Ban

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The White House issued a Presidential Proclamation on September 24, 2017, that imposes new travel restrictions on Iran, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Syria, as well as newly added countries...

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The White House issued a Presidential Proclamation on September 24, 2017, that imposes new travel restrictions on Iran, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, and Syria, as well as newly added countries North Korea, Chad, and Venezuela. The new restrictions are the result of the government's review of worldwide visa security measures ordered in the March 6, 2017 Executive Order Number 13780 travel ban. Parts of the Proclamation went into effect immediately, and the rest will go into effect on October 18, 2017.

Nationals of the following countries are subject to the following restrictions on their travel to the United States:

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Immigrant and Diversity Visas

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