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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

U.S. Bars Chinese Grad Students With Ties To Chinese Military

The President has issued a new “Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China.” The Proclamation, which took effect on Monday, effectively...more

McCarter & English, LLP

President Suspends Entry Of Certain Students And Researchers From China

On May 29, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to block certain Chinese nationals associated with entities in China that implement or support China’s “military-civil fusion strategy”1 from entering the United...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Coronavirus Travel Ban Goes Into Effect

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On January 31, 2020, President Trump issued a "Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus." Citing the World Health Organization’s...more

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Poland Admitted to the Visa Waiver Program Starting November 11: Polish Citizens Eligible for Visa-Free Travel to the United...

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Poland will be the 39th country in the Visa Waiver Program, starting November 11, 2019, which allows for visa-free travel to the United States for up to 90 days for business or pleasure. On November 6, 2019, Acting...more

Fisher Phillips

Extreme Vetting for Visa Applicants – Just not for the Countries in the Travel Ban

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Subsequent to President Trump’s March 6, 2017 Executive Order Suspending travel to the US of certain nationals and Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland...more

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Increased Scrutiny of Visa Applications and Possible Delays

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On March 17, 2017, the Department of State (“DOS”), through the Secretary of State, issued a cable to all US consulates and embassies with guidance on enhanced screening and vetting of applications for US visas and other...more

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UPDATE: Federal Judge Issues Order Temporarily Halting President Trump’s Immigration Travel Ban

On Friday, February 3, 2017, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against defendants, President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS Secretary John F....more

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What Does the President's Executive Order Blocking Foreign Nationals From Seven Countries Mean for Employment-Based Visas?

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On January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order (among others) titled: “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” (the “Order”). The Order purports to “suspend entry” of both...more

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