COVID-19 geographic entry restrictions ended

Policy effect

Proclamation 10294 revoked Proclamations 9984, 9992, 10143 and 10199 from November 8, 2021, ending their entry restrictions based on recent presence in China, Iran, the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa and India. This did not remove other applicable entry requirements.

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… roclamation, be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and that their entry should be subject to certain restrictions, limitations, and exceptions. I therefore hereby proclaim the following: Section 1. Revocation of Country-Specific Suspensions and Limitations on Entry. Proclamation 9984 of January 31, 2020 (Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus and Other Appropriate Measures To Address This Risk), Proclamation 9992 of February 29, 2020 (Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Add … itional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus), Proclamation 10143 of January 25, 2021 (Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease 2019), and Proclamation 10199 of April 30, 2021 (Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease 2019), are revoked. Sec. 2. Global Suspension and Limitation on Entry of Certain Individuals Who Are Not Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19. (a) The entry into the United States by air t … s to move away from the country-by-country restrictions previously applied during the COVID-19 pandemic and to adopt an air travel policy that relies primarily on vaccination to advance the [[Page 59604]] safe resumption of international air travel to the United States. This proclamation governs the entry into the United States of noncitizen nonimmigrants--that is, noncitizens who are visiting the United States or otherwise being admitted temporarily--traveling to the United States by air. It suspends the entry of unvaccinated noncitizen nonimmigrants, except in limited circumstances, and it e … ation, such as United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, or noncitizens traveling on immigrant visas. Sec. 5. Termination. This proclamation shall remain in effect until terminated by the President. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, as circumstances warrant and no more than 60 days after the date of this proclamation and by the final day of each calendar month thereafter, recommend whether the President should continue, modify, or terminate this proclamation. Sec. 6. Effective Date. This proclamation is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on November 8, 2021 … . This proclamation does not apply to persons aboard a flight scheduled to arrive in the United States that departed prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on November 8, 2021. Sec. 7. Severability. It is the policy of the United States to enforce this proclamation to the maximum extent possible to advance the national security, public safety, and foreign policy interests of the United States. Accordingly, if any provision of this proclamation, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application of …

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• 2021-01-20Memorandum on Reinstating Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
• 2021-01-30Suspension of Entry for Travelers from Republic of South Africa
• 2021-03-012008 civics test restored with a transition for recent applicants
• 2021-03-09DHS removes 2019 public charge regulatory text after vacatur
• 2021-03-22DHS extends temporary asylum interview interpreter rule
• 2021-04-16President revises FY2021 refugee admissions allocations
• 2021-04-27Deference restored for qualifying petition-extension decisions
• 2021-05-03President raises FY2021 refugee admissions ceiling to 62,500
• 2021-05-14President revokes immigrant health-insurance entry restriction
• 2021-05-19regulatory text restored to appear as it did before the October 2020 IFR
• 2021-06-09Initial and renewal work permits for adjustment applicants extended to two years
• 2021-06-14Bona fide review introduced for work authorization while U petitions are pending
• 2021-06-16Attorney General Vacatur of Matter of A-B- and Matter of L-E-A-
• 2021-07-15Attorney General Overruling of Matter of Castro-Tum and Restoration of Administrative Closure (Matter of Cruz-Valdez)
• 2021-07-20Repeated status-maintenance applications removed during eligible F-1 requests
• 2021-07-26Attorney General Vacatur of Matter of A-C-A-A- I (Matter of A-C-A-A- II)
• 2021-07-30Military civil-surgeon designation expanded for certain Afghan visa applicants
• 2021-08-03New 2021 Haiti TPS designation expands eligibility
• 2021-08-04Extension of Initial TPS Registration Periods for Venezuela, Syria, and Burma
• 2021-08-05implementing DED for Hong Kong through February 5, 2023
• 2021-08-05Legal-parent recognition expanded for children born abroad
• 2021-08-122019 discretionary work-authorization guidance for parolees rescinded
• 2021-08-12Temporary four-year validity allowed for qualifying medical reports
• 2021-09-20DHS further extends asylum interview interpreter rule
• 2021-10-01COVID-19 vaccination required for immigration medical exams, with waivers
• 2021-10-01President sets FY2022 refugee admissions ceiling at 125,000
• 2021-10-20T derivative family relationships assessed at favorable adjudication
• 2021-11-08COVID-19 vaccination condition for nonimmigrant air entry
• 2021-11-12Any qualifying service period may support wartime military naturalization
• 2021-11-12Automatic EAD renewal extension extended to qualifying H-4, E and L spouses
• 2021-11-12E and L dependent spouses recognized as work-authorized by status
• 2021-11-29Suspension of Entry for Noncitizens Present in Southern African Countries
• 2021-12-09Medical-report signature timing rule temporarily waived
• 2021-12-13Temporary interview waivers for qualifying repeat immigrant-visa applicants
• 2021-12-31Southern Africa COVID-19 entry restriction ended