I am working from home at the moment, during lockdown, COVID-times. I am going to be posting a few video-blogs over the next week or so, in regards to US immigration, the new President, what that means and how we expect things to hopefully improve this year and if not, 2022.

It has been a long time since UK-residents have been able to travel to the US, or even go on holiday. Trump’s travel ban was issued on March 12th 2020. This was extended by Biden earlier this year. They are being wary of the COVID cases that there have been in the UK, Europe (Schengen region), and this has impacted a lot of my clients, particularly those who have been wanting to expand their business to the US, or are waiting for embassy appointments. Those outside of the US, have been unable to physically get that US visa, as well as travel (due to the travel ban).

There are exceptions, of course, to the travel ban. I have discussed this in more depth in my previous written blog. Such as US citizens that have been in the UK, green card holders and their spouses and children. B&A Immigration have been working with a lot of businesses that really needed to be out there because it is in the national interest. This is called a national interest waiver to the exemption to travel. It’s quite tough to get, but sometimes we can show that certain companies/individuals are benefiting the US economy. That even if they left the US for one reason or another, they are still required back in the US and that it indeed, will be in the national interest.

We are hopeful that things are going to improve. There have been talks of a US-UK travel corridor, but we shall see!

If you would like to learn more about your US business expansion options, please contact:

kelly.brackley@baimmigrationlaw.com

+44(0)203 102 7966