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Immigration Alert: New Travel Restrictions Imposed due to Omicron Variant
November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 - The White House has issued a new proclamation, which imposes a travel ban on foreign nationals having been recently present in several African countries, including: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
- Foreign nationals who have been physically present in any of these countries, within 14 days of travel, will be denied entry to the U.S.
- The new travel restrictions took effect today, November 29, 2021, at 12:01 am Eastern Time.
- As with prior travel bans, there are limited exceptions available. However, those who qualify for an exception must still comply with preexisting COVID vaccination and testing requirements.