On June 4, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation titled: Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats. The proclamation will become effective at 12:01 am Eastern Daylight Time on June 9, 2025.
The proclamation suspends entry into the United States of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen regardless of the category of immigrant or non-immigrant visa they hold.
The proclamation also suspends entry into the United States of citizens or nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela on immigrant, B-1, B‑2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas. Individuals from these countries remain eligible for other nonimmigrant visas, such as H-1B. However, consular officials are instructed to reduce the validity period for any other nonimmigrant visa issued to nationals of these seven countries to the extent permitted by law.
The proclamation only applies to citizens or nationals of the 19 designated countries who are outside the U.S. and who do not have a valid visa as of June 9, 2025.
The entry restrictions that are outlined in the proclamation do not apply to citizens/nationals of the designated countries who are:
- Inside the United States on June 9, 2025;
- Outside the United States on June 9, but with a visa that is valid as of June 9, 2025;
- Lawful permanent residents (green card holders); or
- Dual nationals of a designated country when the individual is traveling on a passport issued by a non-designated country. (This assumes that the U.S. visa stamp is in the non-designated country’s passport and that all other required documents are valid.)
There are some additional exceptions such as for athletes coming to participate in the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics. The proclamation also provides for case-by-case exceptions, although it does not outline a process for applying for these exceptions.
Visas issued before the applicable effective date of this proclamation will not be revoked pursuant to this proclamation.
On June 7, 2025, the Department of State announced the suspension of visa issuance (with limited exceptions), to nationals of Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen for all nonimmigrant and immigrant visa categories and the suspension of visa issuance (with limited exceptions), to nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela for nonimmigrant B-1/B-2 visitor visas and F, M, and J student and exchange visitor visas, and all immigrant visas.
If you are from one of the designated countries, please consult with an International Center advisor before planning any international travel.
Please note that we are still processing applications for non-immigrant benefits (e.g.: OPT, CPT, H-1B extensions) for citizens and nationals from the designated countries.
We will continue to monitor developments and will update this announcement as needed. We remain committed to supporting U-M’s international students, scholars and employees.
Last Updated: 06/09/2025