Summer Travel Advisory: Non-Immigrants
Updated 06/05/2025
The Center for Immigration Services and Support (ISS) is providing the following travel guidance due to increased federal enforcement concerns.
For Chinese Nationals, please see our guidance posted: Travel Advisory: Chinese Nationals
Current Status:
- The U.S. Government has issued a travel ban and restriction on certain countries on June 4, 2025.
- Please see our most recent guidance related to this travel ban.
- We are advising that non-citizens limit non-essential international travel at this time outside of the guidance listed below for specific nationals of countries.
Travel Suspension/Restrictions
See our recent guidance on the travel restrictions for the following counties:
Afghanistan, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Yemen.
Important Travel Advisory:
- High-Risk Countries: Avoid Non-Essential/Emergent Travel: ALL non-immigrants from the following countries should avoid any non-essential/emergent international travel over the summer break:
- Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Gambia, Kitts and Nevis, Liberia, Lucia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Syria, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe.
IF you are NOT from one of the above countries, please see our advice for travel for essential and emergent travel needs:
- F-1/J-1 Students and their dependents
- International Travel: Refer to our webpage for travel information and required documentation: Travel & Re-Entry.
- If your international travel is university-sponsored/funded in any way, then you are also required to complete the International Travel Forms process.
- Domestic Travel: Carry the following documents. IF staying in Winston-Salem, carry printed paper copies only:
- Passport
- I-20/DS-2019
- VISA
- Copy of I-94 Entry
- Copy of your Class Schedule or if you are approved for OPT your EAD
- International Travel: Refer to our webpage for travel information and required documentation: Travel & Re-Entry.
- H-1B/J-1 Scholars/TN/Other Employment Based VISA and their dependents:
- International Travel: Refer to our webpage for travel information and required documentation: Travel & Re-Entry.
- If your international travel is university-sponsored/funded in any way, then you are also required to complete the International Travel Forms process.
- Domestic travel: Carry the following documents. IF staying in Winston-Salem, carry printed paper copies only:
- Passport
- DS-2019 (J-1 Scholars only)
- I-797 Approval Notice (H-1B, O-1, TN only)
- VISA
- Copy of I-94 Entry
- Note: If you changed your status to H-1B from within the U.S., and have not traveled and reentered, your most recent I-94 will be located at the bottom portion of your I-797 approval notice.
- International Travel: Refer to our webpage for travel information and required documentation: Travel & Re-Entry.
- Other Precautions:
- We’re advising non-citizens to review social media and electronic devices for possible review at ports of entry. (See linked flyer: “Electronic Device Searches at Port of Entry.“)
- Participation in the American experience is vital. Recent actions by the federal government, and media reports indicate that non-citizens who participate in protests and demonstrations could be subject to increased scrutiny by immigration enforcement. Consider avoiding protests and demonstrations.
If you have any additional questions or need of assistance, email iss@wfu.edu.