{"id":711,"date":"2021-04-03T13:46:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T13:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=711"},"modified":"2021-04-03T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T13:46:11","slug":"h-l-j-nonimmigrant-proclamation-has-expired-but-travel-challenges-will-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/h-l-j-nonimmigrant-proclamation-has-expired-but-travel-challenges-will-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"H\/L\/J Nonimmigrant Proclamation Expired on Mar 31, 2021, But Travel Challenges Will Remain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>H\/L\/J Nonimmigrant Proclamation: A Trump-era <strong>official proclamation<\/strong> suspending the entry of certain foreign nationals in the <strong>H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 categories<\/strong>, and their dependents, are expired on 31st March 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nonimmigrant proclamation had been in effect since<strong> 24th June 2020 <\/strong>and was at first planned to expire on <strong>31st December 2020<\/strong>. However, previous President Donald Trump extended the ban through <strong>March 31, 2021<\/strong>. President Joe Biden revoked a companion Trump-era <strong>immigrant visa ban<\/strong> on 25th February 2021. But let the nonimmigrant ban run its course through the end of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>H\/L\/J nonimmigrant proclamation<\/strong> affected the following categories of nonimmigrants, subject to different exclusions and exceptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>L-1A executives and managers;<\/li><li>H-1B and H-2B nonimmigrants;<\/li><li>L-1B specialized knowledge workers;<\/li><li>J-1 interns, trainees, teachers, camp counselors, au pairs, and Summer Work Travel participants; and<\/li><li>Their dependent spouses and children.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>What is next for foreign nationals affected by the ban expiration?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foreign nationals<\/strong> not, longer subject to the H\/L\/J nonimmigrant proclamation. May nevertheless remain subject to continuous regional COVID public health <strong>travel restrictions<\/strong> and reduced consular operations abroad. Which could impede their ability to get a <strong>visa <\/strong>or reenter the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional <strong>travel bans<\/strong> remain in place for foreign nationals physically present in Brazil, China, Iran, Ireland, the Schengen Area, South Africa. And the United Kingdom within <strong>14 days<\/strong> of trying entry to the United States. However, exemptions exist for certain family members of U.S. residents and <strong>green card holders<\/strong> and for those whose travel is deemed in the national interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/biden-admin-asks-those-impacted-by-trump-travel-ban-to-reapply-for-h-1b-visa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Biden admin asks those impacted by Trump travel ban to reapply for H-1B visa<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, consular operations worldwide remain reduced because of <strong>COVID-19 <\/strong>public health measures. Critical visa application backlogs have been framed as a result of COVID measures. As well as the Trump-era <strong>immigrant and nonimmigrant visa bans<\/strong>. And are probably going to develop as foreign nationals looking for H, L, or J visas submit applications and await visa appointments. Visa candidates should expect delays as consulates continue to phase in routine <strong>visa services<\/strong> and work through backlogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those able to clear the current regional travel bans, a negative <strong>COVID test<\/strong> or proof of recent COVID recovery is needed. As a condition of any international air travel to the <strong>United States<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H\/L\/J Nonimmigrant Proclamation: A Trump-era official proclamation suspending the entry of certain foreign nationals in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57],"tags":[249,383,477,42,166,482,422,210,50,486,286,485,86,484,264],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>H\/L\/J Nonimmigrant Proclamation Expired, but travel challenges will remain<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"H\/L\/J Nonimmigrant proclamation has expired on Mar 31, 2021. 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