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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
Extended Stays and Summer Travel for Visitors to the U.S. Now Face Stricter Enforcement- U.S. immigration and travel enforcement policies in 2025 have been significantly tightened, directly impacting Canadian citizens and...more
Please note, while we address some country-specific updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Alert contains information regarding global restrictions and closures as they stand today. Given the constantly changing...more
In implementing its first new COVID-19 travel restriction in months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued guidance requiring all persons traveling from mainland China, Hong Kong, and...more
Summary - On June 12, 2022, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued amended guidance allowing air travelers departing from a foreign country to enter the United States without first presenting a negative COVID-19 test....more
On March 15, 2022, the U.S., UK, and EU announced new sanctions against various individuals and entities in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. added certain human rights violators and senior Russian...more
Japan will implement new border measures designed to allow business purpose entries of foreign nationals, which will require improved, light prenotification procedures. ...more
The UK government has announced further relaxation of travel restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals arriving in the United Kingdom. The new rules include the removal of all testing requirements for fully vaccinated...more
After more than a year of various travel bans, the Biden Administration announced a uniform policy for air travel from certain countries and another for land crossings. Our Labor & Employment Group unpacks what those policies...more
A new travel policy requiring foreign nationals traveling to the United States to demonstrate proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 will take effect November 8, as announced by the White House on October 15. The accepted...more
Join Ulmer attorneys David W. Leopold and Anastasia Tonello as they lead a discussion on the latest U.S. Immigration policy updates and how employers and international travelers could be impacted. During the complimentary...more
The hoped-for opening of the U.S.-Canadian border is set to begin in August. Canada plans to open its land borders to fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents for non-essential travel at 12:01 a.m. on...more
Travel restrictions related to COVID-19 have been in place for more than a year. Certain restrictions have been removed, but the ones on travel from Brazil, China, India, Iran, Ireland, the Schengen Zone, South Africa, and...more
By tweet, the Department of Homeland Security announced an extension of the travel restrictions at the Northern and Southern land and sea borders until June 21, 2021. These borders have been closed to “non-essential” travel...more
On April 30, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation suspending the entry of certain foreign national travelers who have been physically present in India during the 14-day period preceding their...more
On April 30, 2021, the Biden Administration issued A Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The proclamation...more
On April 16, 2021, the government of Ontario announced its strictest COVID-19 response measures to date, responding to a continued increase in daily case counts despite a province-wide lockdown. The stay-at-home order,...more
The temporary work travel ban implemented by the prior administration in the summer of 2020 expired on Wednesday, March 31. Proclamation 10052 blocked foreign nationals in certain nonimmigrant workers, including H-1B, J-1,...more
On March 18, 2021, the Biden administration extended ongoing travel restrictions along the United States-Canada and United States-Mexico land ports of entry through April 21, 2021. The restrictions, which were previously set...more
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the construction industry, and many countries continue to implement new or more stringent restrictions on entry into their borders. Those travel restrictions can impact any company...more
During a January 28, 2021 news conference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced stricter rules for travellers entering Canada from international destinations. These measures are intended to deter non-essential...more
On Monday, January 25, 2021, President Joseph Biden issued a Presidential Proclamation that imposes a new coronavirus-related travel ban barring entry to the United States for most foreign nationals who have visited various...more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued an alert on delays in processing receipt notices due to the surges in petition filings at lockbox facilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the agency’s...more
After much confusion sparked by a press release from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health earlier this week, LACDPH just issued its second Revised Temporary Targeted Safer at Home Health Officer Order in less...more
As we finally approach the end of this horrific 2020 year, there are a number of potential developments to consider as to the variety of travel related restrictions imposed by presidential proclamation during 2020. In...more