Travel alert: Trump evaluates restrictions for citizens of 41 countries, find out what they are

U.S. president Donald Trump and his administration are considering imposing extensive travel restrictions on citizens of 41 different countries.

In his first term, Trump imposed a similar controversial travel ban which targeted travelers from majority-Muslim countries, which was upheld in 2018, despite facing several legal battles.

In his second term, Trump promised to crack down on immigration and to restrict entry from regions he said are security threats, including Gaza, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. On January 20, he kept good on his promise, signing an executive order requiring stricter security vetting of foreigners entering the U.S. Cabinet members will have to submit a list of countries with inadequate screening processes by March 21, which could result in travel suspensions.

Trump’s travel restrictions: three categories

The travel restrictions the administration are considering now are divided into three categories:

1. Full visa suspension: Countries would face a total visa ban, meaning its citizens cannot enter the United States at all. Of the 41 countries, 10 are currently on this list.
2. Partial visa suspension: Restrictions on tourist, student, and other immigrant visas (with some exceptions). Of the 41 countries, five are currently on this list.
3. Conditional visa suspension: Countries risk partial suspension if they do not address security concerns within 60 days. Of the 41 countries, 26 are currently on this list.

Trump’s travel restrictions: the 41 affected countries

Full visa suspension:

• Afghanistan  
• Cuba  
• Iran  
• Libya  
• North Korea  
• Somalia  
• Sudan  
• Syria  
• Venezuela  
• Yemen  

Partial visa suspension:

• Eritrea  
• Haiti  
• Laos  
• Myanmar  
• South Sudan  

Conditional visa suspension:

• 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   

An anonymous U.S. official reiterated that the current list is not final and still needs to be approved by the administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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