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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Biden Revokes Immigrant Visa Ban

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President Joe Biden has revoked the immigrant visa ban because he believes it did not advance the interests of the United States, but instead harmed United States industries, families, and diversity immigrant visa lottery...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

BREAKING NEWS: Biden Revokes Proclamation 10014 And Sections 1 Of Proclamation 10052, And Proclamation 10131/Issues Proclamation...

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February 24, 2021, President Biden posted his Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States. This new proclamation revokes the ones issued under the previous administration which suspended the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

La Cour pénale internationale dans le viseur de l’Administration Trump : Une réponse européenne attendue

Depuis plusieurs années la Maison Blanche s’est engagée dans une bataille frénétique contre la Cour pénale internationale (« CPI ») et tente de faire obstacle à l’enquête diligentée en mars 2020 visant les exactions présumées...more

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

Proskauer Rose LLP

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

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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

Littler

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

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

U.S. Secretary of State Issues Press Release Confirming Same-Sex Spouses Can Apply For Non-immigrant Visas, Effective Immediately

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On August 2, 2013, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a formal statement confirming that, effective immediately, when same-sex spouses apply for a non-immigrant dependent visa, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will...more

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