The Trump administration is considering placing broad travel restrictions on people from dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the situation and an internal letter obtained by Reuters.

A US official, commenting on the condition of anonymity, stated that the list of impacted nations might still change and that the idea has yet to be authorized, including by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The letter purportedly specifies 41 nations, which are divided into three groups.

Full visa suspension

  1. Cuba
  2. Iran
  3. Libya
  4. North Korea
  5. Somalia
  6. Sudan
  7. Syria
  8. Venezuela
  9. Yemen
  10. Afghanistan

Partial visa suspension (tourist, student and some other visas affected)

  1. Eritrea
  2. Haiti
  3. Laos
  4. Myanmar
  5. South Sudan

Countries recommended for a partial suspension if they do not address deficiencies

  1. Angola
  2. Antigua and Barbuda
  3. Belarus
  4. Benin
  5. Bhutan
  6. Burkina Faso
  7. Cabo Verde
  8. Cambodia
  9. Cameroon
  10. Chad
  11. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  12. Dominica
  13. Equatorial Guinea
  14. Gambia
  15. Liberia
  16. Malawi
  17. Mauritania
  18. Pakistan
  19. Republic of the Congo
  20. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  21. Saint Lucia
  22. Sao Tome and Principe
  23. Sierra Leone
  24. East Timor
  25. Turkmenistan
  26. Vanuatu

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