Biden Administration Allows Work Visa Ban to Expire; Other Restrictions on Travel Remain in Place

Biden Administration Allows Work Visa Ban to Expire; Other Restrictions on Travel Remain in Place

The Biden Administration has allowed the temporary work visa ban (Presidential Proclamation 10052) to expire on March 31, 2021 and will not extend it. While this is welcome news, individuals may still face challenges traveling to the U.S. due to other COVID-19 measures, including regional travel bans, consular service limitations and COVID-19 testing requirements.

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New DOL Rule Results in Substantial Increases to H-1B, E-3 and PERM Prevailing Wage Levels

New DOL Rule Results in Substantial Increases to H-1B, E-3 and PERM Prevailing Wage Levels

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published a new regulation that substantially increases the prevailing wage levels used when filing H-1B and E-3 work visa applications and PERM labor certification applications. This new DOL rule is effective immediately.

However, since DOL circumvented the normal rulemaking process to roll out this new rule with very weak legal justifications for doing so, we expect this new rule will be challenged in court.w rule with very weak legal justifications for doing so, we expect this new rule will be challenged in court.

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