Past Event

The New Realities of Business Travel and U.S. Immigration: What You Need to Know Before Crossing the Border

Thu. June 12, 2025 08:30 am - 10:30 am !Trade Commission of Spain New York, NY 10174

This insightful presentation will dive into how restrictive immigration framework are impacting business travel, visas and work in the U.S. This session is designed to confer critical knowledge and strategies necessary to navigate the turbulent environment.

The discussion will include topics like:
• Planning ahead for extreme vetting and processing/visa delays at consulate
> What is extreme vetting, who is affected
> What is status vs. visa (work permit); extending status, controlling status (schools and universities); universities issuing student visa paperwork
> Should you leave the country?
> Suspension of J, M & F Visa’s
• Preparing for more restrictive admissions and travel bans at airports
> Travel Ban: what’s new? What business travelers need to know; what do we know right now?
> How to avoid pitfalls when answering Customs and Border Patrol Questions?
> Devise searches; Removing apps (in the cloud vs. on devise; reasonable suspicion)
> What is secondary inspection?
• Visa revocations and pitfalls to avoid
> Data mining of arrest records
• Tips and tricks: the best airports and conditions to process
> Ports of entry / Arrival times
> Documentation / Conversation
> Things to avoid while you are here (visiting/studying)
• Key take-aways