Cell phone and laptop searches do happen but they are relatively rare. Although the Fourth Amendment right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures is drastically reduced at a port of entry, as are expectations of...more
12/30/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Border Searches ,
Cell Phones ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Data Mining ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Electronic Devices ,
Employees ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Immigration Reform ,
Inspections ,
Laptop Computers ,
Port of Entry ,
Search & Seizure ,
TRIPS Agreement
Beginning January 8, 2025, visitors from the United States (as well as from other countries) traveling to anywhere in the United Kingdom will need an Electronic Travel Authorization (“ETA”) prior to travel, regardless of age....more
12/12/2024
/ Business Visitor ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Electronic Travel Authorization Program (eTA) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Passports ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Tourists ,
UK ,
Visa Waiver Program ,
Visas
Cell phone and laptop searches do happen but they are relatively rare. Although the Fourth Amendment right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures is drastically reduced at a port of entry, as are expectations of...more
When the Russian army entered Ukraine on February 24, 2022, that set in motion panic for family and friends in the U.S. and the need to quickly explore visa options for their loved ones in the Ukraine, Russia, and neighboring...more
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
3/4/2020
/ B-1 ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
EB-2 ,
ESTA ,
Foreign Nationals ,
I-94 Cards ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Passports ,
Public Health ,
Visas
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
11/7/2018
/ B-1 ,
Business Visitor ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Deportation ,
Documentation ,
ESTA ,
Foreign Nationals ,
International Travel ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Travelers ,
Visa Waiver Program ,
Visas ,
Work Visas
On August 31, 2016 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed an “International Entrepreneur” (I.E.) rule that would allow qualifying foreign investors to develop and grow their start-up companies in the United...more
9/13/2016
/ Angel Investors ,
Business Development ,
Business Formation ,
China ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
E-1 ,
E-2 ,
EB-5 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Immigration Reform ,
India ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Job Creation ,
L-1 Visas ,
Small Business ,
Small Business Formation ,
Startups ,
USCIS ,
Venture Capital ,
Visas