Visa Ban for STEM Students and Workers from Specific Countries.
This law prohibits issuing certain visas, including student, researcher, and skilled worker visas (H-1B, F, J, M), to nationals of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba. The goal is to safeguard critical U.S. research and technology. Furthermore, federal research laboratories are barred from employing individuals from these countries who are already in the U.S. under these visa categories.
Key points
New visas for students, researchers, and highly skilled workers from five specific countries (including China and Russia) will be stopped.
U.S. national research laboratories cannot hire or employ nationals from these countries currently holding the affected visas.
Waivers can be granted by the government only if deemed necessary for the U.S. national interest.
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