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Qatar Airways to permit visa holders of banned countries

Published: 04 Feb 2017 - 10:36 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 06:54 am
Laura Atlas Kravitz, an opponent of US President Donald Trump's executive order travel ban, hands a flower to an arriving international traveler at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, US February 3, 2017. Reuters/Brian Snyder

Laura Atlas Kravitz, an opponent of US President Donald Trump's executive order travel ban, hands a flower to an arriving international traveler at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, US February 3, 2017. Reuters/Brian Snyder

Peninsula Online

Qatar Airways has informed that nationals of seven recently banned countries - Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq and Yemen - will be permitted to travel on presenting a valid, unexpired US visa. 

Even those with Lawful permanent Resident (LPR) card (Green card) will be permitted to travel. 

The travel alert on Qatar Airways website read as: 

As directed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), nationals of the seven affected countries listed below and all refugees seeking admission presenting a valid, unexpired U.S. visa or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) card (Green Card) will be permitted to travel to the United States and will be processed accordingly upon arrival.
 
Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen

The US Customs and Border Protection, following the Seattle restraining order, had instructed airlines to once again board travelers who have proper visa.  

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