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Until recently, HIV was a statutory ground to deny non-U.S. citizens entry into the United States. On July 30, 2008, President Bush signed the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to repeal the HIV ban. Under current U.S. immigration law, however, an individual is still barred from traveling to the United States if he or she carries a “communicable disease of public health significance.” The list of communicable diseases is determined by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – and still includes HIV. The President’s repeal, therefore, is not effective until such time that the HHS removes HIV from its list of communicable diseases.

If the HHS removes HIV from its list of communicable diseases, an update will be posted on this website. Until then, the HIV travel ban is still in effect.

For more information or updates, please contact Amelia Wilson at amw@dsimmlaw.com.