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I-94 Travel Tips for Fewer Headaches

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Traveling to the U.S. can be grueling. By the time you arrive at Customs and Border Protection (CBP), all you want is to get through and be on your way. But diligence and a little extra time at CBP can save you headaches,...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Immigration Summer Travel Checklist

Summer travel is expected to remain at record high levels in 2024, continuing the upsurge since pandemic-era restrictions were lifted. International travelers should expect busy consulates and U.S. Ports of Entry. Although...more

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Elimination of Paper Documentation in Streamlined Entry Process Raises Issues for Foreign Nationals

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been implementing “Simplified Arrival” at all airports, seaports, and most ports of entry since early 2022. The purpose is to secure and streamline the entry process. But the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Elimination of passport stamps could make things tough for foreign nationals

International travelers have long relied on receiving passport stamps when entering a country to document their entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking to streamline its entry process and do away with...more

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Traveling for the Holidays: Planning for Successful International Travel This Season for Foreign Nationals

With the pandemic finally drawing closer to an end, many foreign nationals may use the first opportunity they have had in years to plan international travel this holiday season. In order to avoid any unnecessary hiccups when...more

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CBP Expands Pilot Program Eliminating Entry Stamps on Admission to the United States

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced that it is expanding a pilot program to eliminate admission stamps in passports. The record being eliminated is the ink stamp and not the “visa stamp” that a U.S....more

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Immigration Alert: CBP Eliminates Passport Entry Stamps

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) announced the elimination of issuing entry stamps in the passports of foreign nationals arriving in the U.S. While the measure is already in effect for some airports, not all ports...more

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Croatia to Join Visa Waiver Program

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Croatia will be the 40th country to join the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). This announcement was made by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas in coordination with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken...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

Dickinson Wright

It’s a Holly, Jolly . . . Potential Folly?: Travel Tips for U.S. Work Visa Holders During the Holiday Season

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’Tis the season for celebrating the holidays! Globally, offices and plants are closing their doors for a couple of days to a few weeks. While most people are finalizing their last-minute shopping and preparing for a...more

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DHS Expands Expedited Removal into Full Interior of U.S

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On July 23, 2019, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (hereinafter, “DHS”) published a Notice in the Federal Register announcing that the Department would, effective immediately, exercise the full remaining...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

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

COLLECTION—When Uncle Sam Crosses the Border: What is in the IRS International Collection Toolbox?

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) faces many challenges when attempting to collect unpaid taxes from taxpayers with foreign assets who reside abroad (“international delinquent taxpayer” or “IDT”). Common obstacles include...more

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How Does the Government Shutdown Affect Immigration?

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The federal government entered a partial shutdown on December 22, 2018. With no end in sight as the shutdown enters its third week, many are wondering how the shutdown will affect immigration matters. To provide some insight...more

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I-94 Website Feature – CBP Now to Remind Travelers of Departure Date

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On May 31st, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that they have published a new update on the I-94 website. CBP will remind travelers via e-mail of their officially recorded departure date from the United...more

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Immigration-Related FAQs In Response to President Trump’s Recent Executive Orders, as of February 2, 2017

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Seyfarth Synopsis: This Management Alert addresses Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from employers and foreign nationals regarding President Trump’s recent Executive Order on immigration....more

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Electronic Visa Update System Affects Some People’s Republic of China Passport Holders

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that effective November 29, 2016 all People’s Republic of China passport holders carrying a 10-year visa are now required to enroll in the Electronic Visa Update System...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Back to Work from Travel Abroad? Check Your Form I-94!

As foreign national employees come back from summer vacations and travel abroad, one of the most overlooked immigration documents and pitfalls is Form I-94. If Form I-94 is issued for a shorter validity period than the...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Summer Travel Tips Released by CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske released the agency’s summer travel tips for international travelers....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

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

Australia Border “SmartGate” Program Expands to US Citizens

USCBP announced today, December 2, that Australia has expanded its trusted traveler program “SmartGate” to U.S. Citizens with ePassports. Previously the country had limited access to SmartGates to Global Entry card holders....more

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Another Potential Federal Government Shutdown: Consequences for Immigration Application Processing

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Congress is currently at a budget standoff that threatens to shut down the federal government for the second time in two years, effective September 30, 2015 at midnight, the start of the new fiscal year. As with the last...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Mobile Passport Control Expands to SFO

US Customs and Border Protection announced the expansion of the Mobile Passport Control Program (“MPC”) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). MPC is now available at SFO, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Mobile Passport Control Expansion

In its most recent foray into utilizing technology at the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expanded Mobile Passport Control (“MPC”) to Miami International Airport. MPC is an authorized app available via both...more

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