The Department of State has announced an expansion of its 2025 visa screening and vetting process for certain nonimmigrant visas to other classifications. The new policy is scheduled to go into effect March 30, 2026.

Consular officers will be broadening “online presence review” as part of adjudicating certain nonimmigrant visa applications. Groups already subject to

Effective March 10, 2026, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) joined nine other Canadian airports in offering U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance. The preclearance allows travelers to complete their U.S. immigration, customs, and agriculture inspection before departure. This is great news for travelers wishing to return to the U.S. in a quicker and

The State Department, as well as multiple other countries’ governments, has issued travel warnings against visiting the Middle East. The warnings cover the following 14 countries:

  1. Bahrain
  2. Egypt
  3. Iran
  4. Iraq
  5. Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
  6. Jordan
  7. Kuwait
  8. Lebanon
  9. Oman
  10. Qatar
  11. Saudi Arabia
  12. Syria
  13. United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  14. Yemen

Employers with personnel in the region