New legislation, included as part of the government spending bill, enacts new changes to the visa waiver program (VWP), imposing additional restrictions on travelers from VWP countries. The new changes require a consular interview for nationals of, or individuals who have traveled to, countries that have supported terrorism or other “high risk” countries, including Syria, Sudan, Iran, and Iraq, since March 2011.
December 2015
Ambitious group hoping for Minor League Baseball team in Cuba by 2017
By Charles Fleischmann & David Agee on
Posted in International Trade & Supply Chain
From the “Miracle on Ice” to the Joe Louis/Max Schmeling fights, sports have often played a pivotal symbolic role in American diplomacy abroad. Now, as relations with Cuba have started to thaw, The New York Times recently detailed the Caribbean Baseball Initiative’s plan to bring a Minor League Baseball team to Havana. The group, led by veteran baseball executive Lou Schwechheimer, has spent the last decade laying significant groundwork toward this end and hopes for success as early as 2017.
President’s Plan Spells Delays for Travelers
By Kelli Meilink on
Posted in International Trade & Supply Chain
Do you travel outside the U.S. or have employees who do? Our immigration team emphasizes changes that travelers can expect in light of the President’s recently announced plans to combat the threat of terrorism in this recent legal alert.