Dennis Galvan, vice provost for global engagement, sent the following message to international students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Dear International Students, Faculty, and Staff,

The federal administration in Washington, DC issued an executive order banning all travel to the US by nationals of 12 countries and partially banning travel by nationals of another seven countries, effective June 9, 2025. The countries are listed later in this email.

The travel ban applies to nationals of the identified countries who are outside the US without a valid visa as of June 9, 2025. The ban says that it does not apply to individuals who are inside the United States on June 9, 2025, or who are outside the United States on that date but have a visa that is valid as of June 9, 2025.  This means that absent additional changes, international students and scholars from these countries may remain in the US without interruption of their study or work plans, but as long as this ban is in effect, if you were to leave the US and your visa had expired, you would not be eligible to renew your visa.

We are working closely with legal counsel in and outside the UO, as well as peer institutions and professional associations, to ensure we have a full and accurate interpretation of this travel restriction order.  We will post updates as we have them to the Division of Global Engagement Immigration Resource FAQ.

On the Immigration FAQ page, you will find connections to low- and no-cost immigration attorneys who can offer personalized advice, as well as links to resources for support at the UO.

We understand that this is a challenging time for everyone. Please contact International Student and Scholar Services (intl@uoregon.edu) or me directly (dgalvan@uoregon.edu) if you’d like to talk about any aspects of this new travel restriction.

The University of Oregon welcomes all its international students, employees, and visitors, and values the contributions you make to our campus community. We will continue to communicate up-to-date information and support all members of our international community.

Sincerely,

Dennis Galvan Dean & Vice Provost for Global Engagement

Travel into the US is barred for nationals of these 12 countries on F, J, B, H, and O visas.  
This does NOT apply to US permanent residents and dual citizens.

• Afghanistan
• Burma/Myanmar
• Chad
• Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Haiti
• Iran
• Libya
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Yemen

Travel into the US is barred for nationals of these seven countries who hold F, J, and B visas. 
This does NOT apply to H and O status, US permanent residents, and dual citizens.

• Burundi
• Cuba
• Laos
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
• Turkmenistan
• Venezuela

Exceptions, all 19 countries:

• US permanent legal residents originally from any of the 19 countries
• Nationals of the 19 countries who currently hold valid visas (which shall not be revoked as a result of this order; see Section 5(c): “No immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before the applicable effective date of this proclamation (June 9 2025) shall be revoked pursuant to this proclamation”)
• Athletes and their support staff coming to US to compete in World Cup, Olympics, or other major sporting event as determined by US Secretary of State
• Travelers holding immediate family immigrant visas with (IR-1/CR-1, IR-2/CR-2, IR-5) “with clear and convincing evidence of identity and family relationship (e.g., DNA).”
• Adoption-related visas (IR-3, IR-4, IH-3, IH-4)
• Afghan Special Immigrant Visas 
• Special Immigrant Visas for United States Government employees; and
• Immigrant visas for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran
• Individuals whose travel to US advances US national security or a criminal proceeding, as approved by US Secretary of State or Attorney General, respectively