Updated May 29, 2020Presidential Proclamation: As noted in our blog post on April 22, the new Presidential Proclamation regarding immigration affects only consular processing immigrant visa cases, with certain exceptions. Nonimmigrant visas and statuses are...
On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation preventing entry to the U.S. by new immigrants by suspending the issuance of immigrant visas (green cards). This Proclamation does not suspend any existing visas or permanent residency applications...
Like many of you, we are waiting for information about the new/expanded ban that Trump tweeted about on Monday evening. The New York Times is reporting on Tuesday afternoon that it will involve a 60-day pause on permanent residency (green card) applications and that...
Updated April 21, 2020The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables eligible citizens or nationals of certain countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of up to 90 days without obtaining a physical visitor visa. Citizens and nationals of VWP...
May 11, 2020 Update: Please note, the Europe Travel Ban is in effect until terminated by the President.March 14, 2020 Update:On March 14, 2020, Vice President Pence announced that the U.K. and Ireland will be added to the Europe Travel Ban starting Monday, March 16,...
Please see our updated post here: https://www.jspvisa.com/blog/2020/4/24/covid-19-related-us-travel-restrictions-amp-government-closures Updated April 3, 2020U.S. Department of State Global Level 4 Health Advisory: Issued March 19, 2020: “The Department of State...
On January 31, 2020, the Trump administration expanded the current Travel Ban (commonly referred to as “Travel Ban 3.0”), which has been deemed lawful by the U.S. Supreme Court, to include additional countries. As with prior versions of Travel Ban 3.0, the expansion suspends entry by preventing visa issuance to citizens and nationals of the listed countries. As the ban is a visa issuance restriction and not an entry restriction, nationals from the affected countries who already hold visas may continue to use those visas.
On January 31, 2020, the Trump administration announced via Presidential Proclamation that, effective February 21, 2020 at 12:01 am eastern standard time, the travel ban will now apply to nationals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.
Update: This Presidential Proclamation is the subject of litigation. As of Saturday, November 2, 2019, there is a nationwide temporary restraining order against the enforcement of the Proclamation.
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On Friday, October 4, 2019, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation entitled Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System, which imposes a health care insurance requirement on new immigrants. Specifically, it requires applicants for immigrant visas to show the ability to purchase unsubsidized commercial health insurance within 30 days of U.S. entry.
