The questions and answers below contain a summary of the US Department of State Q and A on the removal of the HIV Travel Ban, i.e., the change in law made by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removing HIV infection from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance. The lifting of the HIV Travel Ban means that HIV+ individuals will no longer be inadmissible for admission to the United States solely based on their HIV status. more »

On January 04, 2010, the HIV Travel Ban prohibiting HIV positive individuals from visiting, working or living in the United States ended.

HIV+ positive individuals will no longer be inadmissible to the US solely based on HIV status. The US is therefore no longer on the list of a dozen countries (Armenia, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sudan) that deny or restrict entry based on HIV status.

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A proposed HHS-CDC Rule seeks to lift the HIV Travel Ban by removing HIV infection from the List of Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance. The Proposed Rule will be published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2009. It will eliminate HIV from the List of Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance. In addition, it will remove the HIV testing requirement from required medical examinations. more »

In the next few days, we expect the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to publish in the Federal Register a new proposed rule to eliminate the HIV Travel Ban, which currently places heavy restrictions on HIV positive persons who wish to enter and/or reside permanently in the US. Once the US lifts the HIV Travel Ban, HIV positive individuals will no longer be inadmissible. more »