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  1. July 2026

    1. July 30, 2026 2.0

      DOS proposes rule to tighten regulations for J-1 visa programs

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas: Student DOSDHS Proposed Rule

      Current Status

  1. June 2026

    1. June 10, 2026 2.0

      Reported: Ahead of World Cup, DHS and CBP warn that generating income from content-creation on a tourist visa is unauthorized employment

      Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: VisitorLaborInterior CBPDHS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 9, 2026 2.0

      State Department Pilot Program Introduces $750 Fee for Expedited B-1/B-2 Visa Interviews

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular AffairsDOS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

  1. October 2025

    1. October 31, 2025 2.0

      Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka's Visa Revoked

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

  1. September 2025

    1. September 18, 2025 2.0

      DHS increases Hungary ESTA validity to two years

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based DHSDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 16, 2025 2.0

      DOS pauses all visitor visas for Palestinians

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas DOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. August 5, 2025 2.0

      State Department authorized to require bonds for tourism and business visas

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based Bureau of Consular AffairsDOSDHS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

    3. August 4, 2025 2.0

      USCIS restricts visa eligibility for transgender athletes

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: State Department revokes visas of Panamanian politicians critical of US-Panama agreements

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 16, 2025 2.0

      CBP announces the launch of CBP Link

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBP Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. May 2025

    1. May 2, 2025 2.0

      DHS pauses and then rescinds Romania's Visa Waiver Program designation

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 5, 2025 2.0

      EO 14201 § 4(c) directs DOS and DHS to review entry of transgender athletes

      Non-Immigrant Visas: VisitorImmigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DHSDOS Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. January 2021

    1. January 14, 2021

      DOS designates various organizations, individuals as terrorists

      EnforcementNon-Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor DOS Final/ActualRenewed Agency Directive
  1. December 2020

    1. December 2, 2020

      DOS tightens visa restrictions for Chinese Communist Party members

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. November 2020

    1. November 24, 2020

      DOS imposes bond pilot program for business, tourist visas from certain countries

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular AffairsICE Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

  1. October 2020

    1. October 26, 2020

      DOS proposes revisions to Form DS-2019, Certificate of Eligibility for J-1 Status

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular Affairs Proposed Data and Reports

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    2. October 21, 2020

      DOS proposes rule ending "B-1 in lieu of H" policy

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular Affairs Proposed Rule

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    3. October 1, 2020

      COVID-19: DOS provides information on national interest exceptions for certain travelers from Europe

      Non-Immigrant Visas: StudentNon-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Bureau of Consular AffairsUSCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectivePresidential Orders

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
  1. June 2020

    1. June 22, 2020

      CBP proposes revisions to Form I-736, Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBP Proposed Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Not in effect
  1. April 2020

    1. April 17, 2020

      COVID-19: CBP offers extension for Visa Waiver Program travelers

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. March 2020

    1. March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: US-Canada joint initiative restricts non-essential border crossings

      BorderNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPDHS Final/ActualRenewedRescinded Change in Practice
    2. March 20, 2020

      COVID-19: US-Mexico joint initiative restricts non-essential border crossings

      BorderNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPDHS Final/ActualRenewed Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
  1. January 2020

    1. January 24, 2020

      State Department aims to limit 'birth tourism' with new visa rule

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. September 2019

    1. September 3, 2019

      DHS rescinds parole into Guam and CNMI for Russians, restricting issuance to case-by-case determination

      HumanitarianNon-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBPUSCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. August 2019

    1. August 15, 2019

      Government bars use of Visa Waiver Program by persons who visited North Korea

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor CBP Final/Actual Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
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