Travel Ban Reference
This table prepared by NAFSA shows recent country-specific policies that continue to impact visa or immigration benefits for nationals of the listed countries. It is meant for quick-reference only
NAFSA: Association of International Educators. (2026, February 4). Quick-Reference Country Restriction Table. Retrieved from https://www.nafsa.org/regulatory-information/quick-reference-country-restriction-table?login=success&check_logged_in=1
| Country | Travel Ban 1 | Travel Ban 2 | USCIS Pause | 75 Country IV Pause | F,J,H Visa Limits | B Visa Bond |
| Afghanistan | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Albania | X | |||||
| Algeria | X | X | ||||
| Angola | Partial | X | X | X | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Partial | X | X | X | ||
| Armenia | X | |||||
| Azerbaijan | X | |||||
| Bahamas | X | |||||
| Bangladesh | X | X | ||||
| Barbados | X | |||||
| Belarus | X | |||||
| Belize | X | |||||
| Benin | Partial | X | X | X | ||
| Bhutan | X | X | X | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | X | |||||
| Botswana | X | |||||
| Brazil | X | |||||
| Burkina Faso | Full | X | X | |||
| Burma | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Burundi | Partial | Partial | X | X | X | |
| Cambodia | X | X | ||||
| Cameroon | X | X | ||||
| Central African Republic | X | |||||
| Chad | Full | Full | X | X | ||
| Cape Verde | X | X | X | |||
| Colombia | X | |||||
| Cote d’Ivoire | Partial | X | X | X | X | |
| Cuba | Partial | Partial | X | X | X | X |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | X | X | ||||
| Republic of the Congo | Full | Full | X | X | ||
| Djibouti | X | |||||
| Dominica | Partial | X | X | X | ||
| Egypt | X | |||||
| Eritrea | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Ethiopia | X | X | ||||
| Fiji | X | X | ||||
| Gabon | Partial | X | X | X | ||
| The Gambia | Partial | X | X | X | X | |
| Georgia | X | |||||
| Ghana | X | |||||
| Grenada | X | |||||
| Guatemala | X | |||||
| Guinea | X | X | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | X | X | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Haiti | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Iran | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Iraq | X | |||||
| Jamaica | X | |||||
| Jordan | X | |||||
| Kazakhstan | X | |||||
| Kosovo | X | |||||
| Kuwait | X | |||||
| Kyrgyz Republic | X | X | X | |||
| Laos | Partial | Full | X | X | X | |
| Lebanon | X | |||||
| Liberia | X | |||||
| Libya | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Madagascar | X | |||||
| Malawi | Partial | X | X | X | ||
| Mali | Full | X | ||||
| Mauritania | Partial | X | X | |||
| Micronesia | X | |||||
| Moldova | X | |||||
| Mongolia | X | |||||
| Montenegro | X | |||||
| Morocco | X | |||||
| Namibia | X | |||||
| Nepal | X | X | ||||
| Niger | Full | X | X | |||
| Nicaragua | X | |||||
| Nigeria | Partial | X | X | X | X | |
| North Macedonia | X | |||||
| Pakistan | X | |||||
| Palau | X | |||||
| Palestinian Authority Documents | Full | X | ||||
| Russia | X | |||||
| Rwanda | X | |||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | X | |||||
| Saint Lucia | X | |||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | X | |||||
| Sao Tome and Principe | X | X | ||||
| Senegal | Partial | X | X | X | ||
| Sierra Leone | Partial | Full | X | X | X | |
| Somalia | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| South Sudan | Full | X | X | X | ||
| Sudan | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Syria | Full | X | X | X | ||
| Tajikistan | X | |||||
| Tanzania | Partial | X | X | X | X | |
| Thailand | X | |||||
| Timor-Leste | X | |||||
| Togo | Partial | Partial | X | X | X | X |
| Tonga | Partial | X | X | |||
| Tunisia | X | |||||
| Turkmenistan | Partial | Partial* | X | X | X | |
| Tuvalu | X | X | ||||
| Uganda | X | X | X | |||
| Uruguay | X | |||||
| Uzbekistan | X | |||||
| Vanuatu | X | X | ||||
| Venezuela | Partial | Partial | X | X | X | |
| Yemen | Full | Full | X | X | X | |
| Zambia | Partial | X | X | X | ||
| Zimbabwe | Partial | X | X | X |