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State Department Announces the End of COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Nonimmigrant International Air Travelers and Land Travelers, Starting May 12th

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this blog post we share with you some breaking news regarding the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for non-immigrant international travelers. On May 4, 2023, the State Department announced that the Biden administration will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international air travelers at the end of…

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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…

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Department of State/AILA Liaison Committee Meeting Q&A Highlights: What is DOS doing to eliminate the Visa Backlogs? What is the status of processing at missions in China? & More!

In today’s blog post, we share some interesting Question and Answer responses recently provided by the Department of State’s Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Consular Affairs (L/CA), in a meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). The responses below provide some important insight into current immigration policies…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Immigration Roundup Reminders: U.S. Welcomes International Air Travel for Fully Vaccinated Starting Monday November 8th, Canada/Mexico Land Border Open for Fully Vaccinated Non-Essential Travel, Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Closing November 9th, and More!

In this blog post, we share with you a roundup of new immigration updates for the week starting with some important reminders. U.S. Welcomes International Air Travel from Fully Vaccinated Starting Monday November 8th As we have reported on our blog, the Biden administration has issued a new Presidential Proclamation…

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Breaking Down the NEW White House Proclamation Rescinding the COVID-19 Geographic Travel Bans Effective Nov. 8

Happy Monday! Welcome back to Visalawyerblog. We start the week with the highly anticipated White House release of “Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” which rescinds the various COVID-19 related geographic travel bans previously in place for travelers from certain geographic regions with…

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DHS Announces U.S. to open land borders with Canada, Mexico to fully vaccinated non-essential foreign travelers on November 8th

Exciting news for fully vaccinated travelers from Mexico and Canada! The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the United States will be lifting travel restrictions on nonessential travel for Canadian and Mexican nationals who have been fully vaccinated for…

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White House Announces It Will Lift Travel Bans on November 8 for Fully Vaccinated Foreign Travelers

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We have very exciting news regarding the Biden administration’s plans to rescind the Covid-19 related travel bans that have suspended and restricted entry into the United States, of immigrants and nonimmigrants, physically present within the Schengen Area, Brazil, China, India, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa,…

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