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Department of State Proposes Allowing Third-Party Attendance at Interviews for U.S. Citizen Services

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The Department of State is proposing a new rule that would specifically allow third parties (including private attorneys, interpreters, and others) to attend interviews at consulates, embassies, and passport agencies and...more

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Executive Order on Forests, Communities, and Local Economics Comment Period Open

The Department of State (“State Department”) recently announced that it is seeking public comments related to the Biden-Harris administration’s Executive Order on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local...more

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Increase to H-2A Visa Fee May Dissuade Employers from Seeking Essential Foreign Labor

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Adding to the burden on employers leveraging the H-2 visa, the Department of State just published its own proposed rule outlining that this H-category of visa fees will jump from $190 to $310. This mimics additional burdens...more

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The Department of State Proposes to Eliminate B-1 in Lieu of H Visa Classifications

On October 21, 2020, the Department of State (“Department”) published a proposed B-1 regulation in the Federal Register. The Department seeks to revise the existing B-1 business visitor regulations by eliminating options for...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2020 #3

Second Time’s a Charm? Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is promising a vote on a slimmed-down economic stimulus package during the week beginning October 19, 2020. We’ve seen this movie before. Republican...more

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ITAR Defense Controls Catches Up to Modern IT, Allowing Exporters to Use Encryption to Protect Defense Technology on the Cloud

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The good news is that, for the most part, State resisted the temptation to do something just a little different in the ITAR regulation, so the joint Commerce-State solution works. The chart below provides a quick side-by-side...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - July 2015

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State and Commerce Departments Seek Input from Industry on Elements of Export Control Reform - In recent weeks, the State Department and the Commerce Department have published in the Federal Register several proposed...more

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