An overview of United States travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak (United States)

By Henry Chang

March 17, 2020

Immigration

President Trump has recently issued several Presidential Proclamations in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which have restricted the ability of foreign nationals to travel to the United States. A summary of the US travel restrictions that have resulted from the COVID-19 outbreak (that the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020) is available on Dentons.com

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About Henry Chang

Henry J. Chang is a partner in the Firm’s Employment and Labor Group and Tax Group. He currently practices in the areas of Canadian and United States business immigration law, international business law, and cannabis law.

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