Full list of countries that could be on Donald Trump’s new travel ban
Donald Trump’s government is rumoured to be planning another spate of travel bans targeting travellers from dozens of countries.
The US President is expected to ban people from 43 countries in the wake of the dramatic Russia-Ukraine war ceasefire talks.
Trump’s latest string of 2025 travel restrictions lists countries like Iran, Syria and North Korea, but also Russian allies like Belarus and Turkmenistan, Reuters reports citing a leaked memo and sources.
The countries were organised into three different groups facing various levels of visa restrictions, including a full visa suspension, the New York Times first reported.
Here is a roundup of the countries at risk of a US travel ban.
Map shows countries Donald Trump could ban
Full list of countries that could be on Donald Trump’s new travel ban
List of travel ban countries
Here are the countries where all travel has been banned:
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
- Bhutan
- Cuba
- Iran
- Libya
- North Korea
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Venezuela
And travellers from these 10 countries are expected to have their visas restricted:
- Belarus
- Eritrea
- Haiti
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- Turkmenistan
Finally, these countries will be given 60 days to address issues such as passport security and alleged selling of citizenships to people from banned countries, Mail Online reports:
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Republic of Congo
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Dominica
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gambia
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Vanuatu
- Zimbabwe
While some of the countries – many of them Muslim-majority – had been on Trump’s first-term travel ban list, others were new additions, such as Bhutan. It is unclear why the small, peaceful country with giant neighbours China and India was on the list.
The US State Department has not immediately responded to a request for a comment.
A US official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said there could be changes on the list, which has not yet been approved by the administration,according to the New York Times.