The Chicago immigration lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer are monitoring the evolving immigration restrictions. In this blog we provide an overview of visa restrictions affecting various countries under current U.S. immigration policy. The restrictions are organized into three categories based on the type and scope of limitations imposed.
The United States currently maintains three distinct types of visa restrictions:
When the federal government changes the rules of entry overnight, families and employers feel the impact first and they feel it hardest. The immigration lawyers at the Law Office of Zneimer & Zneimer read the proclamation text, and can assist in mapping it to visa categories, and develop a plan that fits the client’s facts.
The President issued Proclamation 10949 on June 4, 2025, then expanded and modified the framework in Proclamation 10998 on December 16, 2025. Proclamation 10998 takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on January 1, 2026.
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