Travel bans reworked

CITIZENS of eight countries will face new restrictions on entry to the US under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump yesterday.

The rules, which will affect citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, will come into effect on October 18.

The restrictions range from full travel bans on nationals from countries such as Syria to more targeted restrictions. A suspension of non-immigrant visas to citizens of Venezuela, for instance, applies only to senior government officials and their immediate families.

The announcement came the same day as Mr Trump’s temporary ban on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries was set to expire, 90 days after it began.

The order also permits caseby-case waivers.