Source: The Guardian [UK]
“The US state department has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender athletes attempting to come to the US for sports competitions and to issue permanent visa bans against those who are deemed to misrepresent their birth sex on visa applications. The 24 February state department cable obtained by the Guardian instructs visa officers to apply Immigration and Nationality Act section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) – the ‘permanent fraud bar’ – against trans applicants. Unlike regular visa denials, this section triggers lifetime exclusion from the United States with limited waiver possibilities. … The instructions come after Donald Trump issued an executive order on 5 February barring trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. While signing the order, the president directed the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, to deny visas to ‘men attempting to fraudulently enter the United States while identifying themselves as women athletes’ during the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles – which will take place under Trump’s watch.” (02/25/26)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/visa-ban-transgender-athletes