{"id":8866,"date":"2025-05-28T14:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=8866"},"modified":"2026-06-26T05:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:17:55","slug":"limit-risks-of-international-travel-for-foreign-nationals","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/limit-risks-of-international-travel-for-foreign-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Summertime Sadness: Limit Risks of International Travel for Foreign Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With apologies to Lana Del Rey, HR professionals and foreign national employees may be feeling “summertime sadness” this year due to the Trump administration’s increased scrutiny of non-citizens. Increasingly stringent immigration policies are having significant impacts on summer travel plans for both business and pleasure, and stakeholders must quickly learn to adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before making international travel plans in the coming months, foreign nationals and their employers should carefully weigh the risks and consider their options. Currently, several prominent law firms are advising employers to caution their employees who are not US citizens or lawful permanent residents against traveling abroad. Given the imposition of increasingly strict immigration policies and practices, the safest option is for foreign nationals to avoid unnecessary international travel and to undertake such travel only in cases of emergency or other compelling circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the risks, if a non-citizen employee or their employer chooses to conduct travel abroad, they should take the following steps, as applicable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n