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Offit Kurman

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

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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

Quarles & Brady LLP

FAQs on White House’s COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for U.S. Travelers

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The White House issued a Proclamation dated October 25, 2021 (Proclamation) implementing strict protocols that require noncitizen, nonimmigrant individuals traveling to the United States by air to be fully vaccinated with...more

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White House Permits Air Travel Into the United States for Fully Vaccinated Nonimmigrant Travelers, Beginning November 8, 2021

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

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Department of State Extends Validity of National Interest Exceptions for Twelve Months

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On July 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) posted guidance that confirms National Interest Exceptions (NIE) issued in the last 12 months are being automatically extended for 12 months from the date of approval, as...more

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Department of State Extends Validity of National Interest Exceptions to Regional COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

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Over the past year, several Presidential Proclamations have restricted travel to the United States by foreign nationals physically present in China, Iran, the Schengen Region, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, South...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS and State Department Take Action to Improve Access to Immigration Benefits

Early in its tenure, the Biden Administration issued an executive order directing the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify barriers that impede access to immigration benefits and the...more

Burr & Forman

Labor & Employment E-Note - April 2021

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Presidential Proclamation Restricting the Issuance of Certain H, J, and L Visas Expires - On June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration announced Presidential Proclamation 10052 ("PP 10052"), which suspended the issuance of...more

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Presidential Proclamation Restricting the Issuance of Certain H, J, and L Visas Expires

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On June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration announced Presidential Proclamation 10052 (“PP 10052”), which suspended the issuance of many H, J, and L visas at U.S. Embassies and Consulates. The ban was originally set to expire...more

Baker Donelson

State of Play in Business and Family Immigration

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More than 78 days into the Biden Administration, less dust than expected or hoped has settled on the landscape for business and family immigration to the U.S. This article briefly assesses the state of play concerning...more

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Biden Administration’s Current U.S. Travel Restrictions and Revised National Interest Exception Criteria

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in numerous presidential proclamations restricting travel and entry into the United States. Likewise, since the pandemic began, the criteria for “national interest exceptions” (NIEs)...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Ban Expires

Presidential Proclamation (PP) 10052 suspending entry to the U.S. of certain nonimmigrants in J, H and L status expired March 31, 2021. The Biden Administration has declined to extend the ban. PP 10052 was initially...more

Morgan Lewis

Presidential Proclamation 10052 Expires

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The Biden-Harris administration has allowed Presidential Proclamation 10052 (PP 10052) to expire as of March 31. PP 10052, implemented by the previous administration in June 2020, had suspended the issuance of certain...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Travel Ban Alert: State Department Rescinds Previous Policy Impacting Nonimmigrant Workers And NIEs

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On March 2nd, the State Department rescinded the previous policy for national interest exceptions (NIE) thereby making it more difficult for nonimmigrant workers and business travelers to obtain national interest exceptions...more

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Biden Administration Revokes Trump-Era Immigrant Visa Ban

On February 24, 2021, the Biden administration issued a proclamation immediately revoking the prior administration’s Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020, that blocked individuals from entering the United States on immigrant...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

President Biden Lifts Order Suspending Entry of New Immigrants

President Joe Biden has terminated the U.S. entry ban on new immigrants implemented by the Trump administration under Presidential Proclamation 10014. This ban, which had been set to expire on March 31, 2021, prevented new...more

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Immigrant Visa Ban Rescinded

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Presidential Proclamation 10014 “Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak,” was rescinded by President...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Rescission of "Immigrant Visa Ban"

In its latest action to reverse Trump-era immigration policies, on February 24, 2021, the Biden Administration rescinded Presidential Proclamation 10014, “Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Latest Developments In Immigration: Visa Ban Rescinded, Reinstatement Of Visa Processing Abroad, And Supreme Court Decisions To...

Rescission Of Presidential Proclamation 10014 – Travel Ban For Immigrant Visa Applicants On February 24, President Biden issued a Proclamation revoking the immigrant visa ban that suspended foreign nationals’ entry to...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

What You Need To Know About Biden’s Travel Ban Revocation

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Yesterday, the Biden administration revoked parts of the Trump-era executive orders that had prevented certain foreign nationals from entering the United States due to the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what you need to...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

President Biden Rescinds Muslim travel bans

On his first day in office, President Joseph Biden sought to end a series of discriminatory travel bans set forth by the previous administration. President Biden focused his initial presidential actions on returning to this...more

Fisher Phillips

The Undoing Of Trump’s Immigration Agenda: Biden Unveils Series Of Immigration Reforms

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One day is all it took for the Biden-Harris administration to repudiate the Trump-era crackdown on immigration. By issuing a series of Executive Actions, Presidential Memoranda, and Proclamations on January 20 and the days...more

Jackson Walker

What Happens to President Trump's Immigration Proclamations During President Biden's First 100 Days?

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Jackson Walker immigration attorney Sang Shin provides an update on the Trump administration's recent proclamations to extend bans on all new H-1, L-1, and J-1 visas until March 31, 2021. In addition, there are a number of...more

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A Shift In Immigration Priorities: Anticipated Changes From The Biden Administration

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President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will inherit the Trump administration's restrictive immigration policies and regulations. During President Trump’s tenure, he has overseen more than 400 immigration policy changes –...more

Dickinson Wright

Immigration 2021: A New Administration, A New Beginning?

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For the last 4 years, U.S. immigration law and policy has been in the spotlight with numerous Presidential Proclamations, Executive Orders, and rapid policy changes as well as regulations, which have resulted in a...more

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