COVID-19 impact on business travel and immigration discussed

Starting March 20, the US Department of State (DOS) temporarily suspended routine visa services at all US Embassies and Consulates worldwide. At this time, the DOS is unable to provide a specific date and time for when routine visa services will once again become available. Standard work/study/visitor visa processing is on hold, so any travelers who do not already have a valid US visa in their passport will not be able to enter the US until the US consulates begin to reopen for regular processing. Additionally, employees already in the US who intended to renew their status through a visa application at a US consulate abroad may be forced to extend their status with USCIS in-country instead.

A Tax Alert prepared by EY Law LLP, and attached below, provides additional details.

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