Trump travel ban latest
Under US President Donald Trump’s new ‘travel ban’, visitors from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees must have ‘close’ family or business ties in the US to qualify for a new visa.
The new rules apply to people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
They come into force today and were introduced after the US Supreme Court partially restored Trump’s travel ban on Monday. The executive order had been blocked by lower courts in the US since February.
The new rules will apply for the next 90 days. Holidaymakers from the six listed countries and all refugees will only qualify for a new visa if they have a parent, spouse, child, son or daughter-in-law, sibling – including step- or half-siblings – already living in the US.
Those with only grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws or extended family and grandchildren will not qualify, said the BBC.
Dual nationals who travel on their passport from the unaffected country will be allowed entry, as will those who can prove they have a genuine business relationship in the US.
The Supreme Court said it will make a final ruling on the travel ban in October.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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Trump travel ban latest
Under US President Donald Trump’s new ‘travel ban’, visitors from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees must have ‘close’ family or business ties in the US to qualify for a new visa.
The new rules apply to people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
They come into force today and were introduced after the US Supreme Court partially restored Trump’s travel ban on Monday. The executive order had been blocked by lower courts in the US since February.
The new rules will apply for the next 90 days. Holidaymakers from the six listed countries and all refugees will only qualify for a new visa if they have a parent, spouse, child, son or daughter-in-law, sibling – including step- or half-siblings – already living in the US.
Those with only grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws or extended family and grandchildren will not qualify, said the BBC.
Dual nationals who travel on their passport from the unaffected country will be allowed entry, as will those who can prove they have a genuine business relationship in the US.
The Supreme Court said it will make a final ruling on the travel ban in October.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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