On December 16, 2025, President Trump published a new proclamation restricting and limiting the entry of foreign nationals into the U.S. Previously, Proclamation 10949 directed the United States Government to fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The proclamation directed the United States Government to partially restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 7 countries: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. While most of this remains the same, there have been some changes. Overall, national from 39 countries now have either a full or partial restriction on entry to the United States.
Full Restriction
A full restriction will continue for nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Additionally, there are 7 new countries that will be fully restricted: Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria. The President has also decided to fully restrict and limit the entry of individuals using travel documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority (PA). These restrictions distinguish between, but apply to both, the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants.
Partial Restriction
A partial restriction will continue for nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela. While there is still a partial restriction on nationals of Turkmenistan, the suspension of entry into the United States of nationals of Turkmenistan as nonimmigrants on B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas has been lifted. The entry into the United States of nationals of Turkmenistan as immigrants remains suspended.
The President has also determined to partially restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 15 countries: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d ‘Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Like the full restriction, these restrictions distinguish between, but apply to both, the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants.
