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Recently, due to the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, many countries decided to lift their entry restrictions or change them in such a way that travelers who had recovered from COVID-19 infections or been vaccinated were...more
As of Monday, November 8, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its requirements for air travelers to the United States. CDC’s new travel policy follows President Biden’s proclamation intended to...more
On July 22, 2021, the Biden administration extended travel restrictions affecting travel between U.S., Canadian, and Mexican land ports of entry until August 21, 2021. In so doing, the Biden administration confirmed that it...more
On July 6, 2021, the U.S. State Department announced that National Interest Exceptions (NIEs) to Presidential Proclamations 9984 (China), 9992 (Iran), 10143 (Brazil, South Africa, the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, &...more
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
The COVID-19 global pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for U.S. employers over the past 12+ months. Among other things, pandemic-containment policies and best practices limited business and personal travel. ...more
Customs and Border Protection has announced that travel restrictions on the Northern and Southern borders will be extended until May 21, 2021. For close to 400 days, admission at the land ports of entry has been limited...more
MARCH 19, 2021 UPDATE: On March 18, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the border between the U.S. and Canada would remain closed to nonessential travel through April 21, 2021. On March 18, 2020,...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions continue, many who have endured long separations from home and family are eager to travel as the holidays approach. Everyone considering holiday travel is urged to carefully...more
Announced via Tweet by Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the COVID-related restrictions at the Canadian and Mexican borders have been extended yet again until November 21, 2020. These...more
Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 led U.S. and Canadian officials to agree that non-essential travel across the land ports of entry along the border should be temporarily suspended. These restrictions have since been...more
COVID-19 has caused significant disruptions in every aspect of our daily lives. Several policies have been enacted, affecting millions of foreign national workers, both in the U.S. and abroad, along with the businesses that...more
On March 20, 2020, due to the global pandemic, U.S. and Canadian officials mutually agreed that non-essential travel between the United States and Canada should be temporarily suspended. U.S. Customs and Border Protection...more
While travel may be currently stalled due to COVID-19 concerns, as soon as travel resumes, border controls and restrictions will likely increase. Often, the phrase “border search” produces thoughts of seeking and seizing a...more
To support the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 reopening policies, Chad F. Wolf, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, signed an order exempting some foreign professional athletes (and their staff and dependents) who...more
On March 24, 2020, two notices (Notices) were published in the Federal Register by United States (U.S.) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) related to limitations on cross-border travel along the northern and southern borders...more
On April 22, 2020, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it is extending its suspension of operations at all Trusted Traveler enrollment centers until at least June 1, 2020 to protect CBP officers and the general...more
On March 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a concurrent order that together closed both the Northern and Southern...more
President Donald Trump announced in a tweet last night that he plans to suspend all immigration into the United States. The U.S. has also extended the closure of all “non-essential” travel across its northern and southern...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to swift implementation of law and policy from the U.S. government, which has further created shifts in strategy and planning by 1) companies in the U.S. that sponsor foreign nationals workers,...more
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
The United States reached mutual agreements with Canada and Mexico to limit non-essential travel at land Ports of Entry and ferry terminals to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The restrictions do not apply to air travel...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) on Friday morning issued notifications that temporarily restrict all nonessential travel from Canada and Mexico into the United States. These restrictions only apply to land ports of...more
On March 11, the President of the United States signed a Presidential Proclamation titled: “Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel...more
Beginning March 13, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. EST, the countries below have been added the entry suspension, similar to the 14-day entry suspension Iran and China. This White House proclamation does not apply to people aboard a...more