Travel Ban Details

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats – The White House

• The Proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries found to be deficient with regards to screening and vetting and determined to pose a very high risk to the United States: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
• The Proclamation partially restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 7 countries who also pose a high level of risk to the United States: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
  • These partial restrictions prevent entry under certain visa programs, including business, tourism, academic study, and work-based exchange program.
• The Proclamation includes exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories, and individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interests.
• If you are from one of these countries regardless if you have a valid visa stamp in your passport, you should not travel internationally.

Additional Information on the Travel Ban:

• Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from travel to the U.S.
• Here are the countries targeted in Trump's new travel ban | Reuters

Points of Contact

• Kimberly Connelly,  kconnelly@kumc.edu, 816-668-6414
•  OIP Emergency Contact: 1-816-668-6414