President Biden has issued a presidential proclamation rescinding the existing regional COVID-19 travel bans effective November 8, 2021 at 12:01am EST, and imposing a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for foreign nationals seeking nonimmigrant entry to the United States after international air travel. The new vaccination…
It is being reported that a White House official has confirmed that on November 8, the White House will rescind the existing regional COVID-19 travel bans and instead implement a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for foreign national international air travel. This follows a late…
Starting in November 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will implement a two-phase plan to allow foreign nationals to enter the United States through Canada and Mexico land border and ferry travel if they have been fully vaccinated with…
In its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS is further extending its 60-day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions to January 15, 2022. The accommodation will continue to be available to stakeholders responding to or filing the following: Requests for…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to implement the ban on “non-essential” travel across U.S. land borders and ferry travel with Canada and Mexico through October 21, 2021, according to a set of notifications to be published in the Federal Register. The restrictions were…
The White House announced today that, starting in early November 2021, it will rescind the existing regional COVID-19 travel bans and instead implement a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for foreign national international air travel. With the rescission of the bans affecting foreign nationals…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is extending until December 31, 2021 its relaxed enforcement of the normal requirement to physically inspect the original documents presented by new hires during the I-9 process and thus allow eligible employers to continue to implement remote I-9…
Starting October 1, 2021, green card applicants will be required to establish that they have received a complete COVID-19 vaccine series in order to be deemed eligible for permanent residence, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to implement the ban on “non-essential” travel across U.S. land borders and ferry travel with Canada and Mexico through September 21, 2021, according to a set of notifications to be published in the Federal Register. The restrictions were…
Summary As a result of a recent court order, USCIS is extending some flexibilities to F-1 students seeking Optional Practical Training (OPT) who have been negatively affected by agency delays in receipting and processing Form I-765, Employment Authorization Document (EAD)…