Imagine planning to travel to the United States to study, work, or visit family, only to be told that getting a visa is suddenly very hard or almost impossible. This is what happened to people from several African and other countries after travel restrictions were introduced under former U.S. President Donald Trump. Many people heard the word “ban” and assumed entire countries were completely blocked. The truth is more detailed. Some countries were fully banned, while many others faced partial restrictions that made travel much harder but not totally impossible. This article explains all affected countries, why this happened, and what it really means. What Was the Trump Travel Ban? The Trump administration introduced immigration policies that restricted travel from certain countries to the United States. The U.S. government said the goal was national security and better control of immigration systems. Critics argued that the policies punished ordinary people instead of fixing government level problems. African Countries Under Full Travel Bans Citizens from the following African countries faced near total blocks on new U.S. visas: For people from these countries, studying, working, or visiting the U.S. became almost impossible. Countries Under Partial Travel Restrictions Many countries were not fully banned,