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Travel Bans, Restrictions, Limitations and Conditions: How to Keep Up with the Chaos?

Posted on March 20, 2026

It seems that every day there is a new announcement from the Department of State and the Trump Administration impacting visa issuance. It’s hard to keep up. So to try to make some sense, we have compiled the below comparative table. This table only relates to new visa issuance; it does not relate to USCIS adjudications. Visa applications that are processed are being refused either under Section 221(g) or 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. There are also some important exceptions/exemptions to these summary rules. Finally, many of these DOS policies are currently being challenged in courts. In short, the situation is very fluid.

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Case Studies

P. is a middle-aged man who had already begun to lose hope that he would ever be able to visit his parents in the United States. He had committed a willful, material misrepresentation more than 15 years ago. He had immigrated to a Western country, but was denied a visa under Section 214(b) and Section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) several times over the years. He then contacted us, and after an initial consultation, we devised a strategy and represented him in his nonimmigrant waiver application process. His case was complicated by a previous marriage to a US citizen. We were able to gather substantial evidence of how his circumstances had changed for the better over the years, how he lived comfortably in Europe, held a professional job, traveled to many other countries, and was in a long-term relationship. We conducted a mock interview with him to allay his nerves and prepared a concise legal package in support of his application. After a brief 5-minute interview at the Embassy, his visitor visa application was recommended for a waiver. 3 months later, CBP concurred, and the Embassy issued to him the B visa with the waiver.

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