{"id":628,"date":"2025-12-17T10:55:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:fire.h50.us\/~jclimm\/?p=628"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:55:54","slug":"state-department-create-new-b-1-visitor-category-specialized-trainer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fire.h50.us\/~jclimm\/state-department-create-new-b-1-visitor-category-specialized-trainer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Travel Ban Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\">The White House Has Updated Travel Ban Countries, effective January 1, 2026 at 12:01 am EST. <strong>Bold<\/strong> below for new additions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/12\/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states\/\">Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States \u2013 The White House<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The full ban update and expansion is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Afghanistan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Burma<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Burkina Faso<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Chad<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Republic of the Congo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Equatorial Guinea<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Eritrea<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Haiti<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Iran<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Laos<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Libya<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mali<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Niger<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Sierra Leone<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Somalia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>South Sudan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sudan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Syria<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Yemen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>&amp; those travelling on <strong>Palestinian Authority Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Immigrants and B-1, B\u20112, B-1\/B-2, F, M, and J visas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Angola<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Antigua and Barbuda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Benin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Burundi<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Cote d\u2019Ivoire<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Cuba<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dominica<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Gabon<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The Gambia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Malawi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mauritania<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Senegal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Tanzania<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Togo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Tonga<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Venezuela<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Zambia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Immigrant Only<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Turkmenistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House Has Updated Travel Ban Countries, effective January 1, 2026 at 12:01 am EST. 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