Category: USA

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

US looking to toughen borders with Canada

The border has technically been closed between the U.S. and Canada since 21 March 2020, although there are some exceptions and a few people are allowed in and out. However, this closure only relates to land borders and there is still a travel loophole in that it doesn’t relate to flights. Canadian officials are working…
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USA: Trump US work visa ban remains

Despite a recent change in leadership, the US Department of Justice defended former President Donald Trump’s ban on the entry of foreign nationals that “present risk” to unemployed Americans during economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. A lawyer for the US Department of Justice (DoJ) recently announced that Trump’s renewed US work visa ban would…
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USA: Dreamers’ Proposed Pathway to Citizenship

U.S President Joe Biden is promising sweeping immigration reforms on day one of his administration to undo the previous administration’s divisive U.S. immigration policies but he warns that it will take time. The new U.S. administration proposed broad changes that will impact immigration law across the board if passed by the US Congress. Under the…
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US: Quarantine Required for All Travellers, Europe Travel Ban Still in Effect

As the global pandemic drags on, the United States President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order that will require all international passengers to quarantine upon arrival including U.S citizens. The new quarantine order comes hand in hand with the new testing requirement that is coming into effect on January 26, 2021. Included in the executive…
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Trump lifts travel ban, Biden says no

On 1th January, the White House formally announced the end of a travel ban that restricted entry into the USA from certain countries.  United States President Donald Trump rescinded entry bans imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic on most non-US citizens arriving from Brazil, the United Kingdom and all Schengen member states. Starting at midnight…
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