President’s Executive Order Suspends Entry Into U.S. for Foreign Nationals from Seven Countries and Impacts Visa Processing
Travel Advisory The President has signed an Executive Order that suspends the entry of foreign nationals from seven countries into the United States for a period of 90 days, including Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Iran. The Executive Order was issued on January 27, 2017 and will likely be expanded to include additional countries. The ban applies to both “immigrants and nonimmigrants,” which means that it covers those with a temporary visa, foreign nationals holding a U.S. immigrant visa, and