visa ban
Travel document denial
A visa ban is a government prohibition on issuing travel visas to certain people or nationals of specific countries.
Bans may target individuals for political reasons or entire populations during diplomatic disputes: The administration imposed a visa ban on several Muslim-majority countries.
Also called a travel ban when it restricts entry regardless of visa status.
- travelMovement between locations
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- immigration policyRules controlling border entry
- green cardU.S. residency document
deportation · blacklist · embargo · restriction · border · border control · port of entry · entry · no-fly list · denied · sanctions · executive order · national security · refugee · asylum · consulate · exclusion · barred
- prohibitionsforbid, prohibition, forbidden, prohibit, outlawing
- travel restrictionsborder closure, travel advisory, quarantine order, lockdown, regional lockdown
- sanctionseconomic sanctions, asset freeze, arms embargo, oil embargo, trade restrictions
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- coercionduress, coercing, compelling, threat, forcing
visa banvisa approval
Government travel authorization
entry permit · visa waiver · free entry · welcome mat · visa on arrival
visa banopen borders
Unregulated international passage
visa-free travel · free movement · visa waiver · welcome mat · open-door policy
visa banopen arms
Welcoming body language
rapprochement · détente · goodwill gesture · bilateral agreement