In response to a new federal travel ban impacting citizens of 19 countries, Dartmouth two days ago recommended students from those countries and without valid visas against traveling internationally.

The Office of Visa and Immigration Services shared the recommendation in an email to the international community, which was forwarded to campus by Provost David Kotz ’86.

“If you are in the U.S. but do not have a valid visa stamp, we recommend against international travel because you will not be able to secure a new visa stamp to return,” OVIS wrote to international students in the June 5 communique.

The travel ban — which was announced in a White House proclamation on June 4 and will take effect on June 9 — includes full bans on entry to the U.S. for citizens of 12 countries and partial bans for seven additional countries.

The policy fully restricts the entry of citizens of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen into the U.S. The ban also restricts the entry of citizens of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are seeking to enter the U.S. on B-1, B‑2, B-1/B-2, F, M or J visas.

In the email, OVIS also offered summer housing to students from countries included in the ban. The office also contacted affected admitted students, who will arrive on campus in the fall.

“We are in touch with all impacted admitted students to offer support and guidance,” OVIS wrote.

OVIS added that they will continue to monitor the situation.

“We expect that additional details and clarifications regarding the proclamation will emerge in the coming days, and we will continue to update the OVIS website,” it wrote.