{"id":2397,"date":"2020-02-01T23:52:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T23:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2020-02-02T05:18:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T05:18:19","slug":"travel-ban-expanded-to-six-more-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/travel-ban-expanded-to-six-more-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Ban expanded to six more countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The travel ban has been expanded to six countries &#8211; Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. This is in addition to the revised travel ban already in effect, which restricts entry from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Venezuela and North Korea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Main points: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Immigrant visas only (does not affect non immigrant visas) <\/li><li>In force from Feb 22, 2020 <\/li><li>Will affect DV2020 selectees<\/li><li>Does not affect people who already have their immigrant visas before Feb 21. <\/li><li>Just like the existing ban, certain exceptions apply and waivers will be available to some (very few) applicants.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_30047\"  width=\"676\" height=\"380\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b-INHRCaR8I?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/proclamation-improving-enhanced-vetting-capabilities-processes-detecting-attempted-entry\/\">Proclamation Text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The travel ban has been expanded to six countries &#8211; Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. 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