Will Trump ban Iranians from getting visas again? We anticipate that Iranian nationals will once again be banned from receiving visas for travel to the United States with the return of Donald Trump to the Presidency, along with other nationals. President-elect Trump vowed on the campaign trail to “bring back the travel ban,” which has often been referred to as the “Muslim ban” as it was based on Trump’s 2015 vow for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” Likewise, key advisors like Stephen Miller have vowed to bring back and expand the ban, including by instituting some form of ideological screenings. Given that Trump was able to implement a ban in his first term and has vowed to restore it, we believe a ban on Iranian visas is likely to be implemented in the very near future, regardless of the lack of merits to this harmful policy. When could a new ban be implemented? We believe that If President-elect Trump reimposes a ban on Iranian visas, it is highly likely to be implemented in his first week in office, which begins January 20, 2025.