Washington: The Donald Trump administration is considering imposing travel restrictions on citizens from 41 countries, with measures ranging from full visa suspensions to partial bans affecting tourists, students, and other visa categories. The move, first reported by Reuters, is based on an internal memo that has yet to receive final approval from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
A senior US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the list was preliminary and subject to changes before any official announcement.
The memo categorizes the 41 nations into three groups:
1. Full Visa Suspension (Complete Travel Ban)
- Afghanistan
- Cuba
- Iran
- Libya
- North Korea
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Venezuela
- Yemen
2. Partial Visa Suspension (Tourist, Student, and Some Other Visas Affected)
- Eritrea
- Haiti
- Laos
- Myanmar
- South Sudan
3. Countries That Could Face Partial Suspension if They Do Not Fix Compliance Issues
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominica
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Pakistan
- Republic of the Congo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
- East Timor
- Turkmenistan
- Vanuatu
The move echoes Trump’s first-term travel ban on seven Islamic nations, which was upheld by the Supreme Court before being revoked by President Joe Biden, who called it a “political stain” on the nation.
