Presidential Proclamation Suspending Travel to the U.S. from India for Certain Foreign Nationals

5.3.2021

On Friday, April 30, 2021, President Biden issued a Presidential Proclamation suspending the entry to the U.S. in response to the rise of COVID-19 cases in the Republic of India. Certain nonimmigrants (including but not limited to F-1 students, H-1B, L-1A, and L-1B workers) who were physically present within the Republic of India during the 14-day period preceding the attempted travel to the U.S. are subject to this Proclamation. This Travel Suspension is effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The following groups of people are exempt from this Proclamation.

Citizens of the U.S.;
Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders) of the U.S.;
Foreign Nationals traveling to the U.S. on a flight that departure prior to 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 4, 2021, and land in the U.S. after 12:01 a.m. EDT;
Noncitizen Nationals of the U.S.;
Noncitizens who are a spouse of a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident;
Noncitizens who are a parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident child who is unmarried and under the age of 21;
Noncitizens who are considered the child, foster child, or ward of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident or who is a prospective adoptee seeking to enter the U.S. pursuant to U.S. immigration laws concerning adoption;
Noncitizens who are traveling to the U.S. at the invitation of the U.S. government;
Noncitizens who hold C-1 or D-1 visa as a crewmember traveling to the U.S. as a member of an air or sea crew on an aircraft or marine vessel;
Noncitizens who hold an A-1, A-2, C-2, C-3 (as a foreign government official or immediate family member of an official), E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee’s immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 (or seeking to enter as a nonimmigrant in one of those NATO categories);
Noncitizens who are traveling to the U.S. pursuant to Section 11 of the United Nations Headquarters Agreement;
Noncitizens who are members of the U.S. Armed Forces or who is the spouse or minor child of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces;
Noncitizens whose entry would further important United States law enforcement objectives, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees, based on a recommendation of the Attorney General or his designee; or
Noncitizens whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their designees.