Practice Alert: Suspension of Visa Issuance in Response to Trump Executive Order

AILA has learned that as of the evening of January 27, 2017, all U.S. embassies and consular posts were instructed to immediately suspend the issuance of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. A, G, NATO, C-2 and C-3 visas are exempt from the suspension. In addition, contractors have been instructed to cancel visa interviews for affected individuals.

Related Resources

• Presidential Executive Order: Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States
• AILA/American Immigration Council: Summary and Analysis of Trump Executive Order on Visa Issuance/Screening and Refugees
• AILA Press Statement: Targeting Muslims and Refugees Betrays American Values and Will Not Make Us Safer