Quick Takeaways The Global Entry Program has been closed since March 19th due to COVID-19. Its reopening has been...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER UPDATE – DEPARTMENT OF STATE ADVISES IT WILL NOT ISSUE IMMIGRANT AND NONIMMIGRANT VISAS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020
Quick Takeaways: Changes now in effect. Unless subject to an exception, U.S. Department of State will not issue new or...
UPDATE: CANADIANS, BERMUDIANS, AND ALL CURRENT VISA HOLDERS EXEMPT FROM LATEST EXECUTIVE ORDER
Quick Takeaways: Changes now in effect. Canadians and Bermudians excluded from Executive Order by virtue of being visa...
UPDATE: WHITE HOUSE SUSPENDS ISSUANCE OF H-1B, L-1, J-1, AND H-2B VISAS FOR REMAINDER OF 2020
Quick Takeaways: Changes go into effect 12:01AM EST on June 24, 2020 and unless lifted or enjoined will remain in...
ALERT: WHITE HOUSE EXPECTED TO IMMINENTLY ISSUE EXECUTIVE ORDER AFFECTING H-1B, L-1, J-1, AND H-2B VISAS
Quick Takeaways: No changes in effect currently. Proposed suspension of issuing H-1B, L-1, J-1, and H-2B Visas for the...
UPDATE – U.S. ADDS BRAZIL TO ONGOING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
Quick Takeaways: Effective 11:59PM March 26, 2020, recent visitors to Brazil will also be banned from traveling to the...
UPDATE – EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROHIBIT ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR 60 DAYS
Quick Takeaways: Effective 11:59 PM April 23, 2020 and for the next 60 days thereafter, some individuals outside the...
UPDATE: TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER TO LIMIT ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN GREEN CARDS
Less than 24 hours after his initial announcement that he would be signing an Executive Order to halt all immigration...
TRUMP ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF U.S. IMMIGRATION
In a late night tweet on April 20, President Trump announced that he would be signing an Executive Order to...
MONTHLY UPDATE / LIVE Q&A: E3 VISA AND CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
The latest updates on the impacts to E3 Visas caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19) About this Event Amy from Aussie...
DEPARTMENT OF STATE ISSUES AUTOMATIC TWO-MONTH EXTENSION TO MOST J-1 VISA PROGRAMS
In light of international travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 situation, the United States Department of State...
OFLC ANNOUNCES ELECTRONIC ISSUANCE OF PERM LABOR CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND RELEASES FAQS ON IMPACTS OF COVID-19
The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) remains fully operational amidst the COVID-19...