Executive Summary
Former President Trump's Nonimmigrant Visa Ban -
Presidential Proclamation 10052 - which, under the guise of
protecting US jobs during the pandemic, suspended the issuance of
H-1B, H-2B, J-1 Trainee and L-1 Intracompany Transferee visas by
Consular Posts abroad, expired on March 31, 2021 and there is no
indication from the Biden Administration that it will be extended.
As a result, US Consulates will begin accepting and processing
these visas, ending a period of confusion, frustration and anxiety
on the part of US corporate employers, employees and, in all
likelihood, Consular officers who had to navigate the Proclamation,
as well as the myriad of exceptions and new rules governing visa