The Department of State (DOS) has implemented revised visa stamp reciprocity for L-1, L-2 and E-1/ E-2 visa holders. Now, the maximum validity date of an L-1 or L-2 visa of a French national will be seventeen (17) months. The previous validity period was five (5) years. The new validity period for E-1 and
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Update: U.S. to Reduce E-Visa Validity for French Nationals Effective Sept. 26, 2019
By Agnes Cha Rudinsky ‡ on
On Aug. 23, 2019, our firm wrote about the U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) announcement that the validity period of E-1 and E-2 visas for French Nationals would be reduced from 60 months to 15 months effective Aug 29, 2019. The effective date has now been postponed to Sept. 26, 2019.
The general rule is that different types of U.S. visas have different visa validity periods depending on the nationality of the visa applicant because the Immigration and Nationality Act requires the DOS to set country-specific visa policies on a reciprocal basis. The validity periods are based on each country’s treatment of similar classes of U.S. visitors to its territory. In other words, if a country imposes restrictive visa requirements on U.S. citizens, the U.S. reciprocates with more restrictive requirements on that country’s citizens.
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Changes to French Work Permit Proposed in Draft Law
By Greenberg Traurig on
Posted in Global Immigration
A draft law proposing changes to immigration permit categories for third countries nationals working and residing in France has been published. Parliament will debate the proposed law over the next several months. Among the changes proposed is the elimination of work permits for short term assignments. In addition, the existing scheme for work permits would…