Immigration Processing and Travel Impacts of COVID-19

Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that effective March 18, 2020 all non-emergency in-person appointments at local offices, including appointments for interviews, biometrics and asylum, are cancelled until at least April 1, 2020. Similarly, immigration courts have cancelled all non-detained hearings until further notice. Some immigration courts have closed entirely, while others remain open for submission of documents only.

Today, the United States and Canada announced that non-essential travel between our countries will not be permitted. This does not include travel between the countries for trade and cargo, which should remain permissible at this time.

Read the full article on our immigration blog, Knowing Immigration Law.