Biden Administration to Allow Work-Visa Ban to Expire – WSJ

The Biden Administration will not renew the Trump Administration’s pandemic-related work visa ban, which expired on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. This ban impacted applicants for H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 visas, as well as dependent spouses and children. Despite the expiration of the visa ban itself, COVID-19 related backlogs and understaffing at U.S. consulates and embassies will still cause delays in scheduling appointments and processing applications. Additionally, pandemic-related regional travel bans are still in place for the UK, Ireland, Schengen nations, China, South Africa and Brazil.