Spain to Reopen for Tourism and Non-Essential Travel in June
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that vaccinated tourists, regardless of their country of origin, will be allowed to enter Spain from June 7. Currently, tourists from
Read More »Israel Extends Travel Warning to Additional Countries and Reopens for Tour Group Pilot Program
Israel Warns Against Travel to Additional Countries On May 20, Israel announced it would add Argentina, Russia, and Seychelles to the list of countries designated with a
Read More »Singapore Requires Testing for Most Returning Citizens and Permanent Residents
The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday, May 26, that Singapore citizens and permanent residents will be required to present a valid negative COVID-19 polymerase chain
Read More »UK Home Office Outlines ‘New Plan for Immigration’
On May 24, 2021, UK Visas and Immigration published a ‘New plan for immigration: legal migration and border control strategy statement.’ The statement outlines the UK
Read More »United States, Canada, and Mexico Extend Border Restrictions to June 2021
On Monday, May 24, the Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection announced the mutual decision to continue to temporarily limit travel between
Read More »The Department of State Extends Expired Passport Eligibility for Some US Citizens
The Department of State announced that U.S. citizens who are currently overseas whose passports expired on or after January 1, 2020, may be able to use their expired U.S.
Read More »Colombia Suspends Travel from India
On May 19, Colombia’s Health Ministry announced that non-resident arrivals from India would be suspended until June 30, 2021. Travelers who are traveling from India or
Read More »Immigration Lawyers Toolbox: Talent Retention Options for Employees Not Selected in the H-1B Lottery
A Guide for Corporate Clients Seeking International Options to Retain Employees Losing Status in the United States By Zara Najam, Esq. Corporate clients expend significant
Read More »DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
On Friday, May 22, DHS announced a new 18-month designation of Haiti for TPS. What is the Impact? Haitian nationals and individuals without nationality who last resided in
Read More »DHS Designates Temporary Protected Status for Burma
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated Temporary Protected Status for Burma. On Monday, May 24, DHS published a Federal Register notice (FRN) to designate
Read More »DHS and DOL Issue a Joint Rule to Supplement the H-2B Visa Cap
On Friday, May 21, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) published a joint temporary final rule to make an additional 22,000 H-2B
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk with Steve Yale-Loehr About his 35 Years in Immigration Law
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Steve Yale-Loehr, the co-author of Immigration Law and Procedure, the leading 21-volume treatise on U.S.
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