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Trump Restricts Visas from 8 Countries, Including NKorea

Trump Restricts Visas from 8 Countries, Including NKorea
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US President Donald Trump banned travel visas to the US from eight countries on Sunday.

Trump Restricts Visas from 8 Countries, Including NKorea

The new order restricts five of the six countries Trump listed in his original travel ban, including Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, and lifts restrictions on Sudan as well as adding new restrictions on visitors and immigrants from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad.

Trump banned the issuance of all visas from North Korea and Syria, but for Iran, he blocked all visas except those of students and exchange visitors. Immigrant, business and tourist visas from Libya, Yemen and Chad have all been banned.

The new executive order also suspends visas for government officials on business or tourist travel from Venezuela and Somali immigrants, according to the NBC.

The visa suspensions will begin October 18 for Chad, North Korea and Venezuela, while for the five remaining countries, the exceptions to the ban for close family members will remain until October 18.

The administration further added that they will modify the bans for each country based on whether that country shares information about travelers' criminal histories or employs electronic passports with traveler information.

"The goal is not to indefinitely block certain nationals from coming to the United States. It is to protect Americans until foreign governments do comply with our standards and no longer pose a risk," Miles Taylor, counselor to Homeland Security secretary Elaine Duke, recently said, according to Nbcnews.com.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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