Proclamation 10052 suspends entry for H-1B, H-2B, J, and L workers

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

Operative dateJune 24, 2020

CategoryWork, exchange, other

Policy toolEntry exit

Affected groupAny alien seeking entry pursuant to any of the following nonimmigrant visas: h-1b, h-2b, j (intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program), or l, and any alien accompanying or following to join such alien

Policy effect

The entry into the United States of any alien seeking entry pursuant to H-1B, H-2B, J (intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program), or L visas, and any accompanying or following-to-join aliens, is suspended and limited, subject to certain conditions and exceptions.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: The entry into the United States of any alien seeking entry pursuant to H-1B, H-2B, J (intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program), or L visas, and any accompanying or following-to-join aliens, is suspended and limited, subject to certain conditions and exceptions.

Official source excerpt

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The entry into the United States of any alien seeking entry pursuant to any of the following nonimmigrant visas is hereby suspended and limited, subject to section 3 of this proclamation: … (a) an H-1B or H-2B visa, and any alien accompanying or following to join such alien; (b) a J visa, to the extent the alien is participating in an intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program, and any alien accompanying or following to join such alien; and ( printed page 38265) (c) an L visa, and any alien accompanying or following to join such alien. … (a) The suspension and limitation on entry pursuant to section 2 of this proclamation shall apply only to any alien who: (i) is outside the United States on the effective date of this proclamation; (ii) does not have a nonimmigrant visa that is valid on the effective date of this proclamation; and (iii) does not have an official travel document other than a visa (such as a transportation letter, an appropriate boarding foil, or an advance parole document) that is valid on the effective date of this proclamation or issued on any date thereafter that permits him or her to travel to the United States and seek entry or admission. … (b) The suspension and limitation on entry pursuant to section 2 of this proclamation shall not apply to: (i) any lawful permanent resident of the United States; (ii) any alien who is the spouse or child, as defined in section 101(b)(1) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)), of a United States citizen; (iii) any alien seeking to enter the United States to provide temporary labor or services essential to the United States food supply chain; and (iv) any alien whose entry would be in the national interest as determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees. … Except as provided in section 1 of this proclamation, this proclamation is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 24, 2020.

Federal RegisterOpen official source

Retrieved from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/25/2020-13888/suspension-of-entry-of-immigrants-and-nonimmigrants-who-present-a-risk-to-the-united-states-labor

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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Proclamation 10052 suspends entry for H-1B, H-2B, J, and L workers

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United States changes operative in 2020