Immigration Alert

Temporary Restriction on Entering the U.S. after Travel from Brazil . On Jan. 31, the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation issued May 24, the following restriction takes...

Presidential Proclamation Establishing New Travel Restrictions President Trump issued a presidential proclamation on April 22 instituting a 60-day period of restrictions on immigrant visas for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency (“green card” status) in the United States. See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) below for details about this new restriction...

Temporary Restriction on Entering the U.S. after Travel from the United Kingdom and Ireland. On Jan. 31, the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation issued March 14, the...

On Jan. 31, the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation issued March 11, the following restriction will take effect at 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Friday, March 13 and...

Temporary Restriction on Entering the U.S. after Travel from Iran On January 31, 2020 the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation issued February 29, 2020, the following restriction...

On January 31, 2020, the federal Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus in the United States. Under a presidential proclamation, the following restrictions will apply to individuals who have recently traveled to China and wish to enter...

To our international students and scholars from Nigeria, Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania: Presidential Proclamation Establishing New Travel Restrictions President Trump issued a presidential proclamation on January 31, 2020 instituting new immigrant visa restrictions for foreign nationals (citizens) of the following countries seeking permanent residency (“green card” status)...

To our international students and scholars from Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Somalia, and Yemen: U.S. Supreme Court Order Upholds Third Travel Ban On June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld all of the provisions of the latest travel ban issued on September 24, 2017. The court order...

To our international students and scholars from every corner of the globe: Executive Order – H-1B Visas As you may be aware, today President Trump signed an executive order titled “Buy American and Hire American,” which contains provisions that may impact the H-1B visa program in the future. You can...

To our international students and scholars from every corner of the globe: EXECUTIVE ORDER As you are probably aware, this past Friday evening, President Trump signed an executive order about immigration. You can read the executive order online on the White House’s office website. On Friday evening, ISSS sent an...