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A travel ban is one of a variety of mobility restrictions imposed by governments. Bans can be universal or selective. The restrictions can be geographic, imposed by either the originating or destination jurisdiction. They can also be based on individual status, such as health or vaccination, or as driving bans during extreme weather events. During the
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pandemic, governments banned entry by residents of some or all other countries. For example, if New Zealand decides not to allow travel to the country, the government stops issuing travel visas. Without a valid visa, citizens of other countries cannot enter.


Pandemic

Owing to the spread of
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, many countries have restricted international and/or domestic travel. The United States banned flights coming to the United States from
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, beginning on May 4, 2021, with exceptions for U.S. citizens and those with permanent residency cards.


Weather-related bans

A travel ban can be instituted during an extreme weather event. Local governments will ban driving in an attempt to clear major roadways, as was the case during the
Late December 2022 North American winter storm From December 21 to 26, 2022, a historic extratropical cyclone created winter storm conditions, including blizzards, high winds, snowfall, or record cold temperatures across the majority of the United States and parts of Canada. Areas which ex ...
. In some cases they may be enforced by
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.


Litigation

Many
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have sprung up about whether governments have the right to do so. In the United States, a lawsuit challenged
Executive Order 13769 Executive Order 13769, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, labeled the "Muslim ban" by critics, or commonly referred to as the Trump travel ban, was an executive order by US President Donald Trump ...
that banned travel from 7 Muslim majority countries.


See also

* Refusal of entry by a country to all citizens of another country * Freedom of movement * '' Persona non grata'', a diplomatic measure prohibiting a person from entering or remaining in a country *
Executive Order 13769 Executive Order 13769, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, labeled the "Muslim ban" by critics, or commonly referred to as the Trump travel ban, was an executive order by US President Donald Trump ...
, government restriction on entry to the United States, effective January 27, 2017 *
Executive Order 13780 Executive Order 13780, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, was an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump on March 6, 2017. It placed a 90-day restriction on entry to the U.S. ...
, government restriction on entry to the United States, effective March 16, 2017 *
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, travel, commercial, economic, and financial embargos imposed by the United States on
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. * Countries that do not accept Israeli passports *
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*
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, to prevent the spread of disease


References

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