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Updated on 05.06.2025
From June 9, 2025, significant restrictions will apply to US visas and entry for citizens of certain countries. We summarize the most important points.
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On June 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed a new proclamation that imposes far-reaching entry and visa restrictions for nationals from a total of 19 countries from June 9, 2025 at 00:01 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Foreign citizens who are outside the United States and do not have a valid US visa on the effective date are affected – these may no longer enter the US once the proclamation comes into force.
The aim of the measure is to protect the United States from terrorism and threats to national and public security, according to the Trump administration.
For nationals of the following 12 countries, the issuance of US nonimmigrant visas and US immigrant visas is completely suspended:
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Citizens of the following 7 countries are not eligible for US immigrant visas (IV) or US nonimmigrant visas (NIV) in the B-1, B-2, B-1 / B-2, F, M, J categories:
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The restrictions do not apply to persons who already
Further exceptions apply to the following groups of people:
Depending on discretion, exceptions may be granted in individual cases for nationals of the countries concerned if their entry is in the national interest of the USA (e.g. for witnesses in criminal proceedings).
Depending on the circumstances, either the US Attorney General - in consultation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State - or the US Secretary of State - in consultation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - is responsible for granting an individual exemption.
Visa and entry restrictions for certain countries have been under discussion since the beginning of Donald Trump's new term of office. An anti-Semitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, in which an Egyptian citizen with an expired US visa was involved, has now been cited as the justification and trigger.
The affected countries were selected by the US government due to inadequate identity checks, lack of cooperation in taking back their own nationals and high rates of visa overstays.
The measure follows on from earlier "travel ban" proclamations from Trump's first term in office, which were confirmed by the US Supreme Court in 2018. However, the Biden administration had withdrawn these.
The proclamation has been met with fierce criticism from human rights organizations and political representatives, who fear that it will have a negative impact on family reunification, humanitarian concerns and diplomatic relations in particular.
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