OFAC General Licenses

Name: OFAC General Licenses
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

A General License authorizes activity that a sanctions program would otherwise prohibit. Below is every OFAC GL we track — status, expiry, and program — updated continuously from Treasury.

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GL-7A — Authorizing Overflight Payments, Emergency Landings, and Air Ambulance ServicesActiveRUSSIA-EO14024Humanitarian
GL-7B — Authorizing Certain Activities Involving PDV Holding, Inc. and CITGO Holding, Inc.Expires Aug 5, 2019SupersededVENEZUELAEnergy transactions
GL-7C — Authorizing Certain Activities Involving PDV Holding, Inc. and CITGO Holding, Inc.ActiveVENEZUELAEnergy transactions
GL-8 — Specified transactions involving certain blocked property authorized.Expires Nov 30, 2015ExpiredNPWMDOther
GL-8A — Authorizing Certain Humanitarian Trade Transactions Involving the Central Bank of Iran or the National Iranian Oil CompanyActiveIRANHumanitarian
GL-8K — Authorizing Transactions Related to EnergyExpires Apr 30, 2025SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Energy transactions
GL-8L — Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Related to EnergyExpires Mar 12, 2025ExpiredRUSSIA-EO14024Wind-down
GL-9 — Specified transactions involving certain blocked property authorized.Expires Feb 28, 2015ExpiredNPWMDOther
GL-9H — Authorizing Transactions Related to Dealings in Certain SecuritiesActiveVENEZUELAFinancial servicing
GL-10A — Authorizing the Purchase in Venezuela of Refined Petroleum Products from Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)ActiveVENEZUELAEnergy transactions
GL-11 — Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Certain Persons Blocked on December 18, 2025Expires Jan 17, 2026ExpiredICC-EO14203Wind-down
GL-12 — Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Certain Persons Blocked on August 18, 2026Expires Sep 17, 2026ExpiredICC-EO14203
GL-13 — Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the International Criminal CourtExpires Apr 7, 2027ActiveICC-EO14203Wind-down
GL-13C — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Mar 7, 2023SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13D — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Jun 6, 2023SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13E — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Aug 17, 2023SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13F — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Nov 8, 2023SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13G — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Jan 31, 2024SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13H — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Apr 17, 2024SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13I — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Jul 11, 2024SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13J — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Oct 9, 2024SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13K — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Jan 8, 2025SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13L — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Apr 9, 2025SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13M — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Jul 9, 2025SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13N — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Oct 9, 2025SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13O — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Jan 9, 2026SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13P — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Apr 9, 2026SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13Q — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Jul 9, 2026SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13R — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Oct 9, 2026SupersededRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-13S — Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024Expires Jan 9, 2027ActiveRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-14 — Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Telecommunications and Enterprise Software Involving the International Criminal CourtActiveICC-EO14203Telecom & internet
GL-14 — Authorizing Certain Clearing and Settlement Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024ActiveRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-14 — Authorizing Transactions Involving Belarussian Bank of Development and Reconstruction Belinvestbank Joint Stock Company and Certain Additional EntitiesActiveBELARUSFinancial servicing
GL-15 — Authorizing Transactions Related to Pension Payments Involving the International Criminal CourtActiveICC-EO14203Financial servicing
GL-15C — Authorizing Transactions Involving Certain Banks for Certain EntitiesActiveVENEZUELAFinancial servicing
GL-16 — Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Certain International Criminal Court DetaineesActiveICC-EO14203Other
GL-16C — Authorizing Maintenance of U.S. Person Accounts and Noncommercial, Personal Remittances Involving Certain BanksActiveVENEZUELAFinancial servicing
GL-18 — Authorizing U.S. Dollar-Denominated Banknote Noncommercial, Personal Remittances Prohibited by Executive Order of March 11, 2022ActiveRUSSIA-EO14024Humanitarian
GL-18A — Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving Integración Administradora de Fondos de Ahorro Previsional, S.A.ActiveVENEZUELAFinancial servicing
GL-19 — Authorizing Transactions Related to Personal Maintenance of U.S. Individuals Located in the Russian Federation Prohibited by Executive Order of March 11, 2022ActiveRUSSIA-EO14024Financial servicing
GL-20 — Authorizing Third-Country Diplomatic and Consular Funds TransfersActiveRUSSIA-EO14024Diplomatic / IGO
GL-20A — Authorizing Official Activities of Certain International Organizations Involving the Government of VenezuelaSupersededVENEZUELADiplomatic / IGO
GL-20B — Authorizing Official Activities of Certain International Organizations Involving the Government of VenezuelaInactiveVENEZUELADiplomatic / IGO
GL-21 — Entries in Certain Accounts for Normal Service Charges and Payments and Transfers to Blocked Accounts in U.S. Financial Institutions AuthorizedActiveVENEZUELAFinancial servicing
GL-22 — Venezuela's Mission to the United NationsActiveVENEZUELADiplomatic / IGO
GL-23 — Third-country Diplomatic and Consular Funds Transfers AuthorizedActiveVENEZUELADiplomatic / IGO
GL-24 — Certain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela Related to Telecommunications and Mail AuthorizedSupersededVENEZUELATelecom & internet
GL-24A — Certain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela Related to Telecommunications and Mail AuthorizedActiveVENEZUELATelecom & internet
GL-25 — Exportation of Certain Services, Software, Hardware, and Technology Incident to the Exchange of Communications over the Internet AuthorizedActiveVENEZUELATelecom & internet
GL-25G — Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications and Certain Internet-Based CommunicationsActiveRUSSIA-EO14024Telecom & internet