Though this updated order is far less restrictive than the president’s initial version, many immigrants looking to gain access to the United States will still be impacted.
Who is affected:
- Foreigners applying for a visa as a visitor to the United States without a direct tie to the country
- Foreigners applying through the diversity visa program
- Foreigners who have no ties to the United States and therefore are not protected by the Constitution
Who is not affected:
- Foreigners who have been accepted to a U.S. university
- Foreigners who have been claimed by a close relative who is a U.S. citizen. According to a recent update posted on the State Department website, “a close familial relationship is defined as a parent (including parent-in-law), spouse, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sibling, whether whole or half, and including step relationships. ‘Close family’ does not include grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, fiancé(e)s, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, and any other ‘extended’ family members.”
- Foreigners who are applying for entry through a work visa program
