Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Canada’s Legalization and The Border, One Year Later Canada’s Cannabis Act went into effect on October 17th, 2018, after years of politics, hearings, and preparations. We had a … Continue reading >Canada’s Legalization and The Border, One Year Later
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 U.S.-Canada Preclearance Agreement In Effect The Department of Homeland Security announced this week that a preclearance agreement is now in effect with Canada. This basically … Continue reading >U.S.-Canada Preclearance Agreement In Effect
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on July 30, 2019November 4, 2020 Expanded Use of Expedited Removal Last week the Administration announced it is expanding the use of expedited removal. Expedited removal is a form of deportation … Continue reading >Expanded Use of Expedited Removal
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 CBP Pilot Program for Electronic Filing for Waivers for Canadians U.S. Customs and Border Protection will institute a pilot program for electronic filing of I-192 Nonimmigrant Waiver and I-212 Application … Continue reading >CBP Pilot Program for Electronic Filing for Waivers for Canadians
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on May 29, 2019November 4, 2020 Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement Presents Timing Issues Certain health care workers are required to have health care worker certificates in order to be admitted. (Authority: INA §212(a)(5)(c)) … Continue reading >Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement Presents Timing Issues
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 12, 2019November 4, 2020 CBP Halts L-1 Extensions and Renewals at Ports of Entry I doubt you’ll find this written on any government website, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has decided to … Continue reading >CBP Halts L-1 Extensions and Renewals at Ports of Entry
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 26, 2018January 9, 2019 The Impact of the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration The U.S. Federal Government is in shutdown mode, due to a budget fight over President Trump’s desire to build a … Continue reading >The Impact of the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 13, 2018 CBP Encourages ESTA Applicants to Apply 72 Hours In Advance U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following reminder to apply early for Visa Waiver authorization, via the Electronic System … Continue reading >CBP Encourages ESTA Applicants to Apply 72 Hours In Advance
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 CBP Addresses Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana And Crossing The U.S. Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a statement regarding Canada’s legalization of marijuana and crossing the border, which is available … Continue reading >CBP Addresses Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana And Crossing The U.S. Border
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 29, 2018May 21, 2018 L-1 Pilot Program Coming to Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossings The Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossing in Blaine, Washington are implementing a “Pilot Program” for L-1 Intracompany Transfer petitions, … Continue reading >L-1 Pilot Program Coming to Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossings
