The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.
Conditions from official sources
Entry on a B-1 or B-2 visitor visa is suspended unless the traveler held a valid U.S. visa on January 1, 2026, travels as a dual national on another country's passport, or gets a case-by-case national-interest exception.
Passport validity
The source states no minimum passport validity.
Tourist entry only
These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.
Visa-free nearby
Other places Côte d’Ivoire passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of San Juan, nearest first.
MontserratBrades, about 450 km from San JuanVisa-free · 6 months
DominicaRoseau, about 610 km from San JuanVisa-free · 21 days
HaitiPort-au-Prince, about 660 km from San JuanVisa-free · 90 days