Beginning 1/20/10, CBP will initiate a 60-day transition to enforced Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) compliance for air carriers. U.S.-bound travelers from Visa Waiver Program countries (such as the United Kingdom) are required to log onto the ESTA Web site (located at: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov) and complete an online application.  It is important to remember that [...]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, has issued an 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti due to the recent earthquake which occured on January 12, 2010.  Haitian nationals (and other individuals without nationality, who last habitually resided in Haiti) in the United States are unable to safely return to [...]

In the wake of the Haiti earthquake disaster it is anticipated that Citizenship and Immigration Canada may relax the entry requirements for Haiti nationals being sponsored by Canadian family relatives and, at a minimum may fast track such applications. Canada has, in the past, recognized the importance of humanitarian response to international disasters not only [...]