Exemptions, Travel Ban, Presidential Proclamations

Travel Bans Are Back – Are Exemptions Possible?

Offit Kurman on 7/21/2025

Travel bans are back, with an initial list of 19 countries, and that list may be expanded to include an additional 36 nations. This latest round of travel restrictions find their basis in Presidential Proclamation 10949...more

President Biden Expected to Impose Travel Restrictions on India

UB Greensfelder LLP on 5/3/2021

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden is expected to impose travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday, May 4, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States. These restrictions come on...more

Biden Administration Issues Travel Ban for India

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 5/3/2021

On April 30, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a proclamation imposing restrictions on the admission of travelers from India. The ban will take effect at 12:01 am eastern daylight time on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Impacted...more

COVID-19 Measures: U.S. Travel Ban Expanded to U.K. and Ireland

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 3/16/2020

The Trump Administration issued a Proclamation extending travel restrictions to travelers from the U.K. and Ireland. The ban will take effect at 11:59 pm ET on Monday March 16, 2020. Impacted travelers include most foreign...more

President Trump Suspends Entry of Travelers from 26 European Countries Due to COVID-19

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/16/2020

- On March 11, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation restricting the entry of certain travelers that have been in one of 26 European countries in the 14 day period preceding their entry. - The rule...more

U.S. Announces China Coronavirus Travel Ban

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/3/2020

Late on Friday, January 31, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation (“the order”) barring entry to the United States for most foreign nationals who have visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...more