Foreign nationals in certain categories including the H-1B, J-1, and L-1 visa are now no longer barred from entering the USA based on their visa classification.

COVID-19 Update on US visa & immigration processing in April 2021.

If the American Dream & Promise Act becomes law, 2.3 million undocumented individuals brought to the US as children may be eligible to attain lawful status and conditional 10-year permanent residence, provided they meet certain requirements.

The H-1B registration period for cap-subject petitions opened on March 9, 2021 and will remain open until 12:00 PM EST on March 25, 2021.

Croatia is on track to join the US visa waiver program after meeting a key eligibility requirement.

Under the new criteria, eligibility for work and business travel NIEs has been restricted to those “seeking to provide vital support for critical infrastructure”.

President Joe Biden has lifted the US travel and entry ban affecting certain Green Card applicants.

A proposed rule to rescind work authorization for H-4 visa holders has been withdrawn.

The Biden Administration’s US Citizenship Act of 2021 was formally introduced in Congress on February 18, 2021.

Travelers to the US will need to be aware of the latest US travel and entry restrictions due to the COVID pandemic, and when exemption may apply.