I'm a business immigration lawyer. I'm telling my clients that if you have a valid visa stamp, return to the US now.

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Why are visa workers getting stuck overseas? Here's what to know.

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Visa workers are getting stuck overseas because of a new policy mandating that consular officers review visa applicants' social-media posts.

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What to know about Trump's $1 million 'Gold Card' visas

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President Donald Trump holds up a Gold Card with his face on it at the White House in December.

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Read the memos Google, Apple, Microsoft, and ServiceNow sent visa workers warning them not to travel

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The US is now reviewing the social media history of some visa applicants, prompting significant processing delays. Tech giants are warning visa-holding workers not to travel.

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Google, Apple, and Microsoft warn some visa holders not to leave the US due to 'significant' return delays of up to a year

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President Donald Trump and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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The US is now reviewing the social media of certain visa applicants. Here's everything you need to know.

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The US government has added another hurdle to workers and visitors on certain types of visas.

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The US will now review H-1B applicants' social media — and require them to make profiles public, State Department says

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The US will require H-1B applicants to make their social media public for visa vetting, a State Department spokesperson said.

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I got divorced and moved to Paris at 57. I'm happy I retired in Europe, but life abroad isn't always a fairytale.

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Lisa La Valle

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Judge Says ICE Used ChatGPT to Write Use-of-Force Reports

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U.S. Immigration Enforcement Apparently Provides Facial Scanning Tech to Local Cops

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