The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- INA §§ 212(f), 215(a), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1182(f), 1185(a); 3 U.S.C. § 301
- Issued
- 2020-06-22 June 22, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-24 12:01 a.m. EDT (read as 2020-06-24)
- End
- 2020-12-31 (Sec. 6), extended to Mar. 31, 2021 by Proclamation 10131 (read as 2021-03-31)
- In force
- June 24, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Travel and quarantineOther
- Addressees
- aliens seeking entry on H-1B, H-2B, J (specified categories) and L visas and their dependents
- consular officers
- DHS
- Functions reached
- HR foreign specialists (IT services, consulting, engineering, research)
- PJ staffing of client projects
- DC
- Collection
- Professional and Information Services SEC-12
Operative words
Sec. 2. Suspension and Limitation on Entry. 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;... (c) an L visa
Enforcement
Consular refusal; CBP inspection
Notes
Also continued Proclamation 10014's immigrant-entry suspension through Dec. 31, 2020 (Sec. 1)