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As anticipated, President Trump has signed an executive order that restricts travel to the United States of foreign nationals, including U.S. lawful permanent residents, from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The order also suspends immigration benefits to refugees and eliminates the limited exceptions to the interview requirement […]
It is anticipated that President Trump will sign a new executive order in the coming days, and possibly as soon as today, to institute a ban for at least 30 days on visa issuance and admission into the United States for all foreign nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, […]
On Thursday January 21, 2016 the U.S. government began implementing significant changes to the Visa Waiver Program under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 that was signed into law this past December. These changes will affect individuals who have traveled to Iran, Iraq, Sudan […]
While Congress may be backing away from targeting the refugee resettlement program in reaction to recent terrorist attacks, lawmakers appear to have found a new target: the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The VWP allows travelers from certain countries to enter the United States without obtaining a visa in advance. Currently, […]