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Brazil COVID-19 entry restriction begins on amended date

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

CountryUnited States
Operative dateMay 26, 2020
CategoryMigration policy
Affected groupNoncitizens with recent physical presence in brazil, subject to specified exemptions

Policy effect

Entry as immigrants or nonimmigrants was suspended for noncitizens physically present in Brazil during the preceding 14 days, subject to the exemptions specified in section 2 of Proclamation 10041. Before commencement, Proclamation 10042 moved the effective time to 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 26, 2020, with an exception for persons aboard US-bound flights that departed before that time.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Entry as immigrants or nonimmigrants was suspended for noncitizens physically present in Brazil during the preceding 14 days, subject to the exemptions specified in section 2 of Proclamation 10041.; Before commencement, Proclamation 10042 moved the effective time to 11:59 p.m.; EDT on May 26, 2020, with an exception for persons aboard US-bound flights that departed before that time.

Official source excerpt

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… ity of our transportation system and infrastructure and the national security, and I have determined that it is in the interests of the United States to take action to restrict and suspend the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of all aliens who were physically present within the Federative Republic of Brazil during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States. The free flow of commerce between the United States and the Federative Republic of Brazil remains an economic priority for the United States, and I remain committed to faci … their entry should be subject to certain restrictions, limitations, and exceptions. I therefore hereby proclaim the following: [[Page 31934]] Section 1. Suspension and Limitation on Entry. The entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of all aliens who were physically present within the Federative Republic of Brazil during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States is hereby suspended and limited subject to section 2 of this proclamation. Sec. 2. Scope of Suspension and Limitation on Entry. (a) Section 1 of this proclamation shall not … apply to: (i) any lawful permanent resident of the United States; (ii) any alien who is the spouse of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; (iii) any alien who is the parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, provided that the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident is unmarried and under the age of 21; (iv) any alien who is the sibling of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, provided that both are unmarried and under the age of 21; (v) any alien who is the child, foster child, or ward of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, or who is a … and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby amend the Proclamation of May 24, 2020, titled ``Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus'' as follows: Section 1. Amendment. Section 5 is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 5. Effective Date. This proclamation is effective at 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 26, 2020. This proclamation … does not apply to persons aboard a flight scheduled to arrive in the United States that departed prior to 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 26, 2020.'' Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This proclamation shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the ava …
Government Publishing OfficeSuspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus; Amendment to Proclamation of May 24, 2020, Suspending Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel CoronavirusOpen official source
Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-28/html/2020-11616.htm

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