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U.S. Immigration & Travel Updates – January 2025

U.S. Immigration & Travel Updates – January 2025

Last updated: March 17, 2025Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case. Following is a list of recent immigration and/or travel updates:Review initial Executive Orders...

Trump Administration’s Initial Executive Orders on Immigration

Trump Administration’s Initial Executive Orders on Immigration

Updated January 24, 2025Several Executive Orders (“EOs”) from the Trump administration issued on January 20, 2025 introduce changes that may affect employers and their foreign national employees. This post offers a brief overview of some select EOs’ main points and...

Executive Order on AI: Attracting Global Talent to the United States

Executive Order on AI: Attracting Global Talent to the United States

In a move to strengthen the United States’ position in the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, on October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI),...

Negative COVID Test Required for all Travelers from China

Negative COVID Test Required for all Travelers from China

March 15, 2023 update: CDC posted a notice in the Federal Register effective March 10, 2023, rescinding pre-flight testing requirement for persons traveling from China. Original post:Starting at 12:01 AM ET on January 5, all passengers originating from China, Hong...

New Travel Ban Issued for Southern African Countries

New Travel Ban Issued for Southern African Countries

12/28/2021 update: On December 24, 2021, the Biden Administration stated that it would lift the Southern African travel ban at midnight on December 31, 2021. Original post 11/29/2021:On November 26, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a new geographic travel ban due...

U.S. Travel Bans Now Lifted; Vaccine Requirements in Effect

U.S. Travel Bans Now Lifted; Vaccine Requirements in Effect

Starting today, November 8, 2021, the COVID-related travel bans are now lifted and the new vaccine and testing requirements are in effect for air travel to the U.S. For all the details on these new requirements for U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and...

U.S. Immigration & Travel Updates – September 2021

U.S. Immigration & Travel Updates – September 2021

Last updated: 09/22/2021Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. On September 20, 2021, the White House announced that...