Peter -- what's your take on the various COVID-related presidential proclamations vis-a-vis the incoming presidential administration? Is Biden likely to unwind these immediately, or not?
Second, is there anything in the whisper network about how forthcoming US embassies have been with National Interest Exceptions for the above. There is basically no information available online about what categories of people can get these exemptions and which foreign embassies are most forthcoming.
I'm a noncitizen living in the US, traveling to Europe in January and as of right now don't have a concrete way to re-enter the country, since no foreign embassy will discuss the NIE until I'm present in their respective country, but that means I need to fly with an open ticket and worst case scenario will have to return to Canada or Mexico for 14 days before re-entering the US.
My sense is that the travel bans and bans on the issuance of H-1B and L-1 visas will go away soon after Biden takes office (although they might be replaced by quarantine requirements in the US). Regarding the NIEs, I agree, the process is very frustrating because the information is hard to come by and varies from Consulate to Consulate but based on my experience, NIEs to the ban on travel have been freely granted if one is returning to the same company and position in the US.
Second, is there anything in the whisper network about how forthcoming US embassies have been with National Interest Exceptions for the above. There is basically no information available online about what categories of people can get these exemptions and which foreign embassies are most forthcoming.
I'm a noncitizen living in the US, traveling to Europe in January and as of right now don't have a concrete way to re-enter the country, since no foreign embassy will discuss the NIE until I'm present in their respective country, but that means I need to fly with an open ticket and worst case scenario will have to return to Canada or Mexico for 14 days before re-entering the US.