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Customs and Border Protection ESTA

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CBP Launches App for ESTA Travel Authorization on Mobile Devices

On June 21, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the launch of a mobile app that will allow travelers from forty countries to apply for visa-free travel authorization directly on their handheld devices....more

Baker Donelson

No More Paper I-94W: ESTA Now Required for VWP Travelers by Land

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Effective May 2, 2022, eligible noncitizen visitors traveling under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) through land ports of entry will no longer be required to complete a paper Form I-94W upon arrival and instead, as they have...more

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Department of State Extends Validity of National Interest Exceptions for Persons Subject to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

On June 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of State extended the period of validity for national interest exceptions (NIE) for travelers entering the United States from an area subject to ongoing COVID-related travel bans. ...more

McCarter & English, LLP

U.S. Entry Restrictions and Immigration - Update September 2020

U.S. agencies are rapidly adapting immigration policy to respond to shifting developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our immigration lawyers provide information on the unprecedented range of revised policies. U.S. Entry...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

CBP Updates Satisfactory Departure Process for Travelers Unable to Depart the Country due to COVID-19

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) now allows travelers admitted under the Visa Waiver Program (“VWP”)/ Electronic System for Travel Authorization (“ESTA”) to make Satisfactory...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

COVID-19 Immigration-Related Updates

USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for all Form I-129 and I-140 filings - On March 20, 2020 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective immediately, it is temporarily suspending Premium...more

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ESTA Cancellation Risks and the Schengen Travel Presidential Proclamation

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As a result of the March 11 Presidential Proclamation suspending the entry to the United States (U.S.) of immigrants and nonimmigrants (Proclamation), who have been physically present in the Schengen Area during the 14-day...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Coming to America…to Wait Out the Coronavirus — Visa & Immigration Considerations

With the growing concern about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19” or “coronavirus”) some foreign nationals who live outside the U.S. have decided to fly to the U.S. and wait out the crisis. This article discusses the...more

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Poland Has Joined the U.S. Visa Waiver Program

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Poland has been designated into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Starting November 11, 2019, eligible citizens and nationals of Poland will be able to travel to the United States without a visa for tourism and business trips of...more

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ESTA Website Update May Require Some Travelers to Reapply

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) updated the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) website on August 5, 2019. According to a notice posted on the ESTA homepage at the time of the update, all ESTA applications...more

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CPB Encourages Travelers to Apply for ESTA 72 Hours Before Travel

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) is encouraging international travelers to apply for Electronic System Travel Authorization (ESTA) as early as possible, but no later than 72 hours before they plan to travel to the United...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Will U.S. Customs & Border Protection Admit Your Foreign Visitor? How to Avoid that Sunday Evening Phone Call from CBP

It’s 9:30 pm on a Sunday and you just got a call on your cell from U.S. Customs & Border Protection (“CBP”) at LAX. A Vice President from one of your foreign offices has been spending a lot of time here lately developing...more

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Considerations for Foreign Travelers to the U.S. Under the New Administration

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Travel to the United States, with its new immigration enforcement-minded administration, will require foreign travelers to be even more aware of the rules governing border protection, and take advantage of the travel programs...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Immigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: Know Your Rights – 5 Things to Tell Your Foreign National Employee in the...

On February 21, 2017, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released two memoranda signed by DHS Secretary Kelly addressing immigration enforcement. While a sitting President cannot independently modify laws or regulations...more

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President Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Travel Ban, Increased Foreign National Vetting Procedures and Visa Processing...

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President Trump’s Executive Order (“Order”) of January 27, 2017, “Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States,” could have a significant impact on the American immigration system. Employers...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Enjoy Your Visit to Our Country (and Give Us Your Twitter Handle)

At the end of 2016, the U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) implemented a rule to include questions concerning social media accounts of travelers to the United States during the Visa Waiver Program screening process (VWP)....more

Cozen O'Connor

Electronic System for Travel Authorizations (ESTAs)

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The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is a system used to determine the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), and whether such travel poses any law...more

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U.S. Business Visitors Using the Visa Waiver Program May Soon Be Asked for Social Media Information

The federal government has proposed a new rule requiring that applicants for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)—which allows citizens of certain countries to enter the United States without visas—be asked to voluntarily disclose...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Visa Waiver Program Participants Are Required to Have an e-Passport to Travel to the U.S.

Last August, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that travelers participating in the Visa Waiver Program to travel to the United States would be required to have an...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Update to New U.S. Visa Waiver Program Changes

Further details have emerged regarding new U.S. rules restricting use of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) for dual nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Sudan, as well as individuals who have traveled to these countries within the...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Travel to the United States in 2016: The Year of Fear – Restrictions on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) ESTA

On January 21, 2016, the United States began implementing changes under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015. Nationals of Visa Waiver Program countries who have traveled to...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

CBP releases FAQ on Visa Waiver Program: Rule Changes

On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed the “Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015” into law. On January 21, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State...more

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Proposed Changes to Visa Waiver Program, Enhanced Security Measures Will Impact Airlines

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The White House is proposing changes to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) as well as enhanced security measures that would tighten the entry requirements for U.S.-bound alien travelers. Under VWP, travelers from 38 countries may...more

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November 2014 Immigration Alert

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DHS Announces Enhancements to ESTA Program - On November 3, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced enhanced security measures that foreign nationals (“FNs”) seeking to use the Electronic System...more

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Immigration Corner

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently implemented security measures for the application for Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) required for those traveling to the United States under the Visa...more

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