An Executive Order from US President Trump that has banned all Syrian refugees from entering the US, suspended all refugee admissions for 120 days, and which has blocked the entry into the US of citizens from seven Middle Eastern and African countries, will impact shipowners and charterers with crewmembers from Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran and Libya. Whether or not they hold visas, citizens of these countries are likely to be denied entry to the US for the next 90 days.
The Order should not affect naturalized US citizens from the seven named countries. It also appears, after a later clarification from Homeland Security, that “Green Card” holders will be allowed in, something that the apparently hastily-worded Executive Order did not initially make clear.
Read more in the attached document, provided by Freehill Hogan&Marhal LLP.
Executive order on immigration affets vessel crews
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