In the wake of this week’s settlement in Shergill et al, v. Mayorkas, USCIS has issued policy guidance that sets forth its new spousal employment authorization policies and extends those policies to E spouses, in addition to the H-4 and L-2 spouses covered by the…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has agreed to change its policies concerning H-4 and L-2 employment authorization document (EAD) applications, according to a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that challenged the lengthy processing delays of H-4 and L-2 EAD…
International air travelers are subject to new COVID-19 testing and vaccination rules, which replaced the United States’ longstanding regional COVID-19 travel bans at 12:01am EST today. The new requirements will apply to nonimmigrant air travel from anywhere abroad, including travel by air…
Registration for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery ends on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at noon EST. Foreign nationals who wish to register for the FY 2023 DV lottery must submit their online registration forms and accompanying digital…
Starting on November 8, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will allow foreign nationals to enter the United States through a Canada or Mexico land border or ferry terminal for “non-essential travel,” as long as they have been fully vaccinated with…
President Biden has issued a presidential proclamation rescinding the existing regional COVID-19 travel bans effective November 8, 2021 at 12:01am EST, and imposing a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for foreign nationals seeking nonimmigrant entry to the United States after international air travel. The new vaccination…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to implement the ban on “non-essential” travel across U.S. land borders and ferry travel with Canada and Mexico through January 21, 2022, according to a set of notifications to be published in the Federal Register. The restrictions were…
It is being reported that a White House official has confirmed that on November 8, the White House will rescind the existing regional COVID-19 travel bans and instead implement a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for foreign national international air travel. This follows a late…
According to the State Department’s November Visa Bulletin, final action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa will be as follows: EB-1: All countries, including China and India, will remain current.EB-2: China will advance by four and a half months to…
Starting in November 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will implement a two-phase plan to allow foreign nationals to enter the United States through Canada and Mexico land border and ferry travel if they have been fully vaccinated with…