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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently revised its visa reciprocity schedules for numerous countries, significantly reducing the duration of nonimmigrant visa validity to three months and a single entry in many cases....more
On June 4, 2025, President Trump signed a travel ban that will completely bar foreign nationals from 12 countries from traveling to the United States and places strict limited-travel restrictions on seven others....more
Happy New Year! As we begin 2023, we would like to share the following recent U.S. immigration-related updates: Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Waivers Extended Until December 31, 2023 On December 23, 2022, the U.S....more
As outlined in our earlier alert, there is now a vaccine requirement for foreign nationals seeking nonimmigrant entry to the United States after international air travel. On December 2, 2021, the Center for Disease...more
This article, originally published on November 11, 2021, has been revised. On Thursday, December 2, the Biden administration tightened entry requirements for air travelers to the United States following the global spread...more
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
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
Beginning November 8, 2021, international travelers subject to CDC country-specific travel restrictions will be able to resume travel to the U.S. without applying for an exemption. The current travel restrictions apply to...more
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
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
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
On October 25, 2021, the White House issued a presidential proclamation revoking the following proclamations with country-specific COVID-19 travel restrictions: Proclamation 9984 (China); Proclamation 9992 (Iran);...more
Responding to the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases in India, President Biden issued an April 30 Presidential Proclamation to suspend entry of nonimmigrants who were physically present within India during the 14-day period...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions continue, we continue to advise caution regarding international travel. Everyone considering international travel is urged to carefully consider the risks and be fully aware...more
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released additional guidance expanding the scope of national interest exceptions to the June 24, 2020 Presidential Proclamation (PP 10052) banning the admission of certain J, H and L visa...more
COVID-19 has caused significant disruptions in every aspect of our daily lives. Several policies have been enacted, affecting millions of foreign national workers, both in the U.S. and abroad, along with the businesses that...more
On June 22, 2020, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump issued an Executive Order suspending the entry of various foreign workers into the U.S. through the end of the year. Specifically, the Executive Order states,...more
After numerous rumors in the past few days regarding the suspension of immigration to the United States (U.S.), President Trump’s Proclamation was finally published on June 22 (June Visa Processing Proclamation or JVVP) after...more
Presidential Proclamation - On June 22, 2020, the White House announced an extension and expansion of Proclamation 10014, which was originally announced on April 22, 2020 and restricted the issuance of and entry on immigrant...more
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation that suspends the entry of foreign nationals on certain employment-based nonimmigrant visas into the United States. This Proclamation also extends, effective...more
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a Proclamation suspending entry to the U.S. of foreign nationals in certain nonimmigrant (temporary) visa classifications. The entry ban takes effect June 24, 2020 at 12:01 a.m....more
Join Ulmer Partner David W. Leopold for a complimentary webinar to discuss the recent Presidential Proclamation that suspended the entry of foreign nationals on H-1B, H-2B, L, and J visas to the United States. David will...more
With the restrictions on travel both into and out of the U.S. as a result of the rapid spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, non-U.S. or non-resident individuals (“NRA”) may be forced to extend their status and spend...more
January was a busy month for the Trump Administration. Yesterday, we covered the presidential proclamation suspending entry of foreign nationals who have visited China 14 days preceding their entry. This article covers the...more