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Presidential Proclamations

Presidential proclamations (generally referred to as 212f) are published in the Federal Register and arise from a foreign policy decision to keep certain elements in a given country from getting a visa. Proclamations are rescinded or added depending on current circumstances. The Presidential proclamations which currently affect the issuance of United States visas are as follows:

Belarus Proclamation 8015
Bosnia Proclamation 6749
Burma Proclamation 6925
Combat Trafficking In Persons Proclamation 8342
Corruption Proclamation 7750
Cuba Proclamation 5377
Cuba Proclamation 5517
Executive Order 13354
Executive Order 13356
Haiti Proclamation 6685
High Seas Interdiction Proclamation 4865
Human Rights Proclamation 8697
Lebanon Proclamation 8158
Nicaragua Proclamation 5887
Presidential Proclamation 8693, Travel Bans
Serbia and Montenegro Proclamation 7249
Sierra Leone Proclamation 7062
Sierra Leone Proclamation 7359
Sudan Proclamation 6958
Western Balkans Proclamation 7452
Zimbabwe Proclamation 7524

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