**UPDATE** On February 24, 2021, President Biden rescinded Presidential Proclamation 10014 (issued in April 2020), which suspend entry of certain immigrant visa applicants. HOWEVER, please note that Presidential Proclamation 10052, which suspended the entry of certain nonimmigrant visa applicants through March 31, 2021, is still in effect. **UPDATE** On December 31, 2020, President Trump Read More »
Executive Orders
New Travel Restrictions Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
**UPDATE** On April 30, President Biden issued a proclamation suspending entry into the U.S. of certain nonimmigrants who were physically present in India during the 14-day period immediately preceding their attempted entry. This proclamation takes effect on May 4. On the same day, the U.S. Department of State made a national interest determination regarding categories Read More »
Updates on Executive Order “Travel Bans”
**UPDATE** On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, President Biden issued a new Presidential Proclamation that revoked the previous travel bans related to people from predominantly Muslim and African countries. A link to this new proclamation is available here. The State Department has been charged with creating a plan for immigrant visas denied under the prior ban Read More »
ON HOLD! – New Health Insurance Requirement for Immigrant Visa Applicants
**UPDATE** on November 2, 2019, a District Court judge in Oregon granted a nation-wide temporary restraining order which prohibits the implementation of the new policy based on the presidential proclamation described below. October 15, 2019: On October 4, 2019, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9945, which will prevent new immigrants from entering the U.S. Read More »
New H-1B Compliance and Enforcement Initiatives
In April 2017, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order, as well as several agency initiatives, to increase and enhance inter-agency coordination and enforcement regarding the H-1B nonimmigrant program. The Departments of Labor, Justice and Homeland Security announced new efforts focused on scrutinizing the current H-1B rules and policies, which are expected to lead Read More »