Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We hope you had a restful and memorable Memorial Day weekend with your loved ones. In this blog post, we provide some interesting new updates from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. In light of recent mass shootings taking place across the nation, USCIS has provided…
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DHS Releases Travel Restrictions for Certain Unvaccinated Non-citizens at Land Ports of Entry Between the U.S. border with Canada and Mexico
With a new year comes new travel restrictions. In this blog post, we share with you a recent announcement published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP has just released a notice of action informing the public of a brand-new temporary travel restriction that will…
What’s New in Immigration? President Biden Revokes Proclamation 10315 Lifting Travel Ban from African Countries
While the global Coronavirus pandemic rages on, the government is taking careful steps to manage the ongoing health crisis while also opening the country to fully vaccinated international travelers. Last week, President Biden made the decision to rescind Presidential Proclamation 10315, an order that previously suspended and restricted the entry…
DOS Proposed Rule to Raise Several Consular Service Fees including E Visas, B1/B2, J-1 Waivers, BCC, and More
It’s the start of a brand-new year! On behalf of the Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick we would like to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year. It has been a challenging time in the world of immigration law but we at the Law Office…
BREAKING: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Announces New COVID-19 Testing Requirements for International Air Travelers
We kick off the start of a brand-new week with some breaking news. On Tuesday, December 2, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its international travel guidance to require all air passengers, regardless of vaccination status, to show a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 1…
President Biden Signs New Travel Ban Proclamation Amid Omicron Variant Impacting 8 Countries
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We hope that you had a restful Thanksgiving holiday break with your friends and family members. In this blog post, we share with you some unfortunate new developments relating to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic that will restrict the entry of foreign nationals from certain countries to…
What’s New in Immigration? Croatia Joins Visa Waiver Program and DHS extends TPS EADs for Syria through March 2022
In this blog post, we share with you some exciting new updates in immigration for Croatia and Syria. We are very happy to announce that Croatia has now joined the Visa Waiver Program. The Visa Waiver Program allows foreign nationals of participating countries to travel to the United States for…
Biden Administration Issues New COVID-19 Travel Ban for Nonimmigrants from India Effective May 4, 2021
Happy Monday! It is another exciting week filled with new immigration updates unfolding in our ever-changing immigration landscape. Our office is committed to bringing you the latest immigration news, and keeping you informed on the evolving status of immigration during the COVID-19 global health crisis. As the rates of COVID-19…
President Biden Signs Proclamation Revoking Trump Era Muslim Ban – including Executive Order 13780, and Proclamations 9645, 9723, and 9983
President Biden has been hard at work during his first days in office, releasing a flurry of Proclamations and Executive Actions on immigration, that reverse many of the controversial policies passed by former President Donald Trump. Due to the volume of Proclamations being signed, our office will break down each…
Trump Administration Publishes Final Rule in Federal Register Introducing New 6 Month Visa Bond Pilot Program for B-1/B-2 Visa Applicants
In the few months remaining in the Trump presidency, the Trump administration continues to pass laws and regulations that make it more difficult for immigrants and nonimmigrants to enter the United States. Most recently, the administration has targeted the B-1/B-2 temporary business visitor/tourist visa program. On November 24, 2020, the…