DOS Alert on Court Order on Presidential Proclamation on Visas (10/17/17)
DOS alert regarding that on 10/17/17, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii ordered that the government not enforce or implement §2(a), (b), (c), (e), (g), and (h) of Presidential Proclamation 9645.
In light of this order, visa applicants who are nationals of Chad, Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia are not subject to any of the restrictions or limitations under the Presidential Proclamation, regardless of whether they have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States. Their visa applications will be adjudicated in accordance with the INA, any other applicable immigration laws, and generally applicable visa processing standards, without regard to the Presidential Proclamation or related implementing procedures. Note that the entry restrictions in Executive Order 13780 have expired by their terms.
The order did not affect Sections (d) and (f) of the Proclamation, so nationals from North Korea and Venezuela are subject to the restrictions and limitations listed in the Presidential Proclamation, which went into effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, with respect to nationals of those countries.