US Department of State Updates Visa Exceptions for Certain Applicants
प्रकाशित मिति : श्रावण १, २०७७ बिहीबार
On June 22, the President signed Presidential Proclamation (P.P.) 10052, which extends P.P. 10014 through December 31, 2020, and suspends the entry to the United States of certain additional foreign nationals who present a risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. The Department of State is committed to implementing this Proclamation in an orderly fashion in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and interagency partners and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
There are certain limited exceptions to this Presidential Proclamation for humanitarian travel, public health response, and national security. Other limited exceptions may be provided to:
- applicants who are subject to aging out of their current immigrant visa classification before the relevant Presidential Proclamations expire or within two weeks thereafter
- certain H and J visa applicants who are traveling to work in support of a critical U.S. foreign policy objective (such as COVID-19 response) and/or traveling at the request of the U.S. government
- spouses and children of certain visa class holders, such as H, J, and L visa holders who are already excepted from, or not subject to, Presidential Proclamation 10052.
The Department of State will continue to issue H, L, and J visas to otherwise qualified derivative applicants who are otherwise currently excepted or where the principal applicant is currently in the United States.
Applicants for immigrant visas covered by the proclamation, including Diversity Visa 2020 (DV-2020) applicants, who have not been issued an immigrant visa as of April 23 are subject to the proclamation’s restrictions unless eligible for an exception. No valid visas will be revoked under this proclamation.