A gathering opportunity for immigration legal professionals from both the United States and around the globe, the annual American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference (AC23) was held in Orlando in

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently launched a new mobile application that allows travelers from 40 countries to submit applications for U.S. travel through their smartphones and tablets. The Electronic

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This post updates our post from Jan. 22, 2016, concerning guidance released by the U.S. Department of State about implementation of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act. We have updated the post to provide a summary and link to additional information published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) concerning the implementation and operation of the new VWP law.  The CBP document can be accessed here.

In its FAQs, CBP reiterates the two new barriers to VWP participation based on travel and dual nationality.  CBP reports that ESTA travelers who are “known” to be included in the dual national category will be notified in late January that their ESTA is no longer valid.  CBP also reports that it is working on notification to ESTA travelers who have traveled to Iran, Iraq, Syria, or Sudan.Continue Reading U.S. Customs and Border Protection Provides Additional Guidance on Implementation of New Visa Waiver Program Law

When traveling to the United States, foreign nationals submit biographic information to determine if they are eligible to travel to the United States. The biographic information along with other information is submitted through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). The ESTA is an automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the U.S. As individuals answers questions online, they will need to respond to the following question: “Have you ever been denied a U.S. visa or entry into the U.S. or had a U.S. visa canceled?”
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