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US Travel Ban List 2026: Check the full list of 39 countries affected by the new US travel restrictions. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

US travel ban on 39 countries comes into effect on January 1, 2026: A full list

January 04, 2026 9:53 am

US Travel Ban List 2026: On December 16, 2025, under Proclamation 10998, individuals from 39 countries will be subject to the new US travel ban. Check the full list below.

US suspends almost all visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders: report

September 01, 2025 10:21 pm

The measures go beyond US restrictions on Gaza residents and prevent many Palestinians from the West Bank from entering the United States for medical treatment, university studies, visits to relatives, or business travel.

The US president was involved in a public spat with Lula earlier this week over the legal proceedings against Bolsonaro, calling it a "witch hunt".

Bolsonaro ‘witch-hunt’ sparks US retaliation, judge who ordered ankle monitor faces visa ban

July 19, 2025 7:58 pm

Reacting strongly to the decision to impose visa bans, a senior Brazilian judicial official on Friday said the country's judiciary "will not be intimidated" by what he described as an arbitrary move.

US announces new visa restriction policy for foreigners who 'censor' America

May 28, 2025 9:29 pm

Marco Rubio announced that the US will introduce new visa restrictions on “foreign officials and persons who are complicit in censoring Americans”.

Now minor traffic offences in US can revoke your student visa

Now minor traffic offences in US can revoke student visa

April 09, 2025 9:17 am

As reported by the news agency, US student visa are getting cancelled for various reasons and sometimes with little notice to students or schools.

Afghan girls, who were earlier denied US visas, win silver medal at Robotics competition

July 22, 2017 11:14 am

The story of the girls gained momentum in recent days after they were denied the visa a second time, which raised international debate over Trump's hardened stance on border security.