New travel ban
On June 4, 2025, the Trump administration announced a new travel ban that blocks or limits entry to the U.S. for people from certain countries.
On December 16, 2025, more countries were added to this list or will now be subject to harsher restrictions. These are marked with an asterisk (*). These restrictions started on January 1, 2026.
There are two types of restrictions: full travel ban and partial travel ban.
1. Full travel bans for 20 countries
People from these countries and regions are not allowed to enter the U.S. unless they qualify for a specific exception:
- Afeganistão
- Burkina Faso*
- Birmânia
- Chad
- República do Congo
- Guiné Equatorial
- Eritreia
- Haiti
- Irã
- Laos*
- Líbia
- Mali*
- Niger*
- Palestinian Authority issued travel document holders*
- Sierra Leone*
- Somália
- South Sudan*
- Sudão
- Syria*
- Iêmen
Exceptions (meaning you can still enter) include:
- If you are from a June 2025 travel ban (no asterisk *) and have valid visas or were inside the U.S. as of June 9, 2025
- If you are from a January 2026 travel ban (with asterisk *) and have valid visas or were inside the U.S. as of January 1, 2025
- Green Card holders (lawful permanent residents)
- Dual nationals traveling on a passport of a country not on the list
- Certain diplomatic and official visa holders (A, G, NATO)
- Some religious or ethnic minorities from Iran
- Athletes and their staff attending major international events
Afghan SIV holders, certain U.S. government-affiliated SIVs, and immediate relatives of U.S. citizens will be included in the expanded travel ban on January 1. These groups will no longer have special exceptions. Only in very rare cases will the U.S. government consider an exception.
Important:
- If you are from one of the full travel ban countries and you leave the U.S., you may not be allowed to return. Even if you are exempt from the ban (for example, you have a Green Card), you could face problems when trying to re-enter the U.S.
- If you travel to one of these countries (even if you are not from there), you could face extra screening or reentry issues, especially if you are not a U.S. citizen.
- Visa types included in the ban (meaning they cannot be used to enter) include:
- F2A and F2B visas (spouses and children of Green Card holders)
- Diversity Visa (DV) winners
- Employment-based visas (H, L, O, etc.)
- Student and visitor visas (F, M, J, B)
- K-1 fiancé(e) visas
- Casos de reunião familiar (I-730) para requerentes de asilo e refugiados podem prosseguir. A maioria dos casos de reunião familiar está sendo processada no exterior; o asilado terá permissão para viajar, mas os beneficiários agora devem pagar os próprios exames médicos e despesas de viagem. No entanto, os casos de reunião familiar para pessoas de países mencionados na proibição de viagem estão sendo negados após entrevista consular. A maioria dos casos de refugiados que pedem reunião familiar ainda está suspensa no exterior. As viagens para os EUA também estão suspensas.
2. Partial restrictions for 20 countries
Alguns viajantes desses países ainda podem entrar nos EUA, mas certos tipos de visto estão restritos:
- Angola*
- Antigua and Barbuda*
- Benin*
- Burundi
- Cote d’Ivoire*
- Cuba
- Dominica*
- Gabon*
- The Gambia*
- Malawi*
- Mauritania*
- Nigeria*
- Senegal*
- Tanzania*
- Togo
- Tonga*
- Turcomenistão
- Venezuela
- Zambia*
- Zimbabwe*
The ban for Turkmenistan now only blocks Turkmen nationals from entering on immigrant visas. The ban on Turkmen visitor visas will be lifted. Laos and Sierra Leone had partial restrictions, but as of January 1, 2026, will have full restrictions.
Partial restrictions mean:
- No new immigrant visas (to enter the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident)
- No non-immigrant visas in the B, J, F, or M categories
- Shorter visa eligibility times for other non-immigrant categories
- Longer screening and processing times
- Extra paperwork or interviews
- More questions at the airport or border
- Green Card holders from these countries should not be affected
Even if the travel ban does not apply to you, international travel may still be risky if you are not a U.S. citizen. Flying within the U.S. can also carry risks of immigration enforcement. You may need a travel document. Saiba mais.
More rules for people from travel ban countries
If you are from any of the countries listed above:
- Decisions on immigration applications have been paused. If you have already applied for a benefit, including visa petitions, asylum, work authorization, Green Card, and naturalization, your case is on hold. USCIS may still contact you for more information or an interview, but they cannot make a final decision on your case.
- The only applications that will continue to move forward are:
- Initial applications for work authorization from asylum seekers
- Applications to renew or replace a Green Card
- Applications to demonstrate proof of citizenship
- Work authorization applications made by law enforcement on behalf of an immigrant
- Requests filed by athletes for events like the World Cup
- Immigration benefits approved on or after January 20, 2021, will be re-checked. If you were approved for a benefit, such as a Green Card, your case may be reviewed again.
- Green Card holders may be re-checked. If you have a Green Card, you may be subject to a review or re-interview. This re-interview process has not yet started.
- You may face more security checks. USCIS will now treat security concerns and problems verifying identity documents as negative factors when reviewing certain immigration cases.
USCIS is re-checking refugee cases from January 20, 2021, to February 20, 2025. If you entered through the refugee program during this time, there is no immediate change to your current status, but your case may be reviewed again. Pending Green Card applications for this group are also paused.
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