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Travel Bans Are Back – Are Exemptions Possible?

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Travel bans are back, with an initial list of 19 countries, and that list may be expanded to include an additional 36 nations. This latest round of travel restrictions find their basis in Presidential Proclamation 10949...more

Jackson Walker

U.S. Implements Sweeping Travel Bans Affecting 19 Countries: Key Details and Exemptions

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The United States has announced a new set of travel restrictions targeting nationals from 19 countries, with full entry bans imposed on 12 nations and partial restrictions on 7 others. The policy, set to take effect on June...more

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U.S.  Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for International Travelers

The Biden Administration ended the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for international air travelers on May 11, 2023, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ended. Effective May 12, noncitizen nonimmigrant air...more

Burr & Forman

Travel Ban Lifted for Southern Africa

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Effective December 31, 2021, the United States began permitting noncitizen arrivals from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. A Presidential Proclamation went into effect on...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Biden Administration Rescinds Travel Ban for Eight Countries in Southern Africa

On December 28, 2021, the Biden administration issued a proclamation that revoked the travel ban for individuals who had been present in eight countries in Southern Africa. At this time, there are no longer any...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

U.S. to Lift Southern Africa Travel Ban

The White House indicates that it intends to lift the regional travel ban restricting travel from eight southern African countries effective December 31, 2021 at 12:01 am ET. The regional travel ban restricting travel...more

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Corporate E-note - December 2021

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Resources - South Carolina Business License Reforms Go Into Effect January 1, 2022 - South Carolina businesses have historically been subject to business license taxes on their gross income that vary widely from...more

Snell & Wilmer

Travel Ban Round Two

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In response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Biden Administration reinstated travel restrictions for certain foreign nationals through Presidential Proclamation 10315. This new measure is a reverse course of...more

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Back to the Future: White House Restricts Travel to the United States From 8 Countries Due to New COVID-19 Variant

On November 26, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a presidential proclamation prohibiting travel into the United States for travelers who were physically present in eight countries in southern Africa (Botswana, Eswatini,...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Biden Administration Bans Most Travel from Eight Countries in Southern Africa

On November 26, 2021, the Biden administration issued a proclamation that bans travel to the U.S. for individuals who have been present in a number of countries in southern Africa within the past 14 days. The travel ban takes...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Biden Administration Imposes Regional Travel Restriction for Southern African Countries

The Biden Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation restricting  travel to the U.S. for noncitizens who have been present in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and  Zimbabwe at any...more

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Biden Administration Issues New Executive Order to Restrict International Travel in Response to Omicron Variant of COVID-19

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Between January 25, 2020 and February 29, 2020, the former administration issued three separate executive orders restricting travel from China, South Africa, Brazil, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the...more

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Biden Administration Lifts Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Individuals

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On October 25, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a proclamation ending various travel bans that restricted the entry of nonimmigrants into the U.S. who within 14 days prior to seeking entry into the U.S. had been in...more

Jackson Walker

Updated Rules for Entry Into the United States

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As of Monday, November 8, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its requirements for air travelers to the United States. CDC’s new travel policy follows President Biden’s proclamation intended to...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

President Biden Lifts Country-Specific Travel Bans on Nov. 8, 2021, and Implements COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements...

President Biden issued a Presidential Proclamation that lifted the country-specific travel bans on international visitors to the United States from Brazil, China, India, Iran, Ireland, the Schengen Area, South Africa and the...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Travel Alert – Update on U.S. Travel Bans and Travel Requirements

After more than 18 months of travel restrictions and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has substantially revised its approach and will no longer restrict entry into the United States based on...more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 15 Workplace Law Stories from October 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Cozen O'Connor

UPDATE: President Biden Lifts COVID-19 Travel Ban

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President Biden has announced that the current COVID-19 travel bans impacting visitors to the United States will end on Monday, November 8, 2021. This current presidential proclamation will eliminate the travel restrictions...more

Burr & Forman

Vaccine-based U.S. Entry Restrictions to Replace Geographic COVID Travel Bans Starting November 8

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On October 25, 2021, President Biden announced plans to revoke the current country-by-country travel restrictions to the United States which have been in place since January 2020....more

Cozen O'Connor

President Biden Lifts COVID-19 Travel Ban

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President Biden has announced that the current COVID-19 travel bans impacting visitors to the United States will end on Monday, November 8, 2021. This current presidential proclamation will eliminate the travel restrictions...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Travel Bans Rescinded, Replaced With Vaccine Requirement

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The long awaited Presidential Proclamation rescinding the current COVID-19 travel bans was issued on October 25, 2021. The proclamation becomes effective on November 8, 2021 at 12:01 am EST and replaces the existing bans with...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Biden Administration Announces End to COVID-19 Travel Bans

As a follow-up to the announcement discussed in our September 22, 2021 alert, the White House confirmed on Monday, October 25, that it will eliminate all COVID-19-related travel bans effective at 12:01 am Eastern Standard...more

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Biden Administration Announces Plans to Rescind COVID-Related Travel Restrictions For All International Travelers to the United...

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The Biden Administration recently provided details regarding its plans to lift COVID-related travel restrictions for all international travelers to the United States. Implementation of the changes depends on the manner of...more

Cozen O'Connor

Travel Bans to be Rescinded; Proof of Vaccination will be Required

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The Biden administration will be easing travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated international travelers for air travel and land border crossings effective November 8, 2021. As previously confirmed with the Centers for...more

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White House to Lift COVID-19 Travel Bans Effective Nov. 8, 2021

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Travelers will be required to show proof of vaccination - UPDATED October 15, 2021 – The White House announced that the new travel policy allowing fully vaccinated foreign visitors to travel to the United States will begin...more

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