Plan for visa issuance delays at U.S. Consulates. During the summer travel season, U.S. consulates overseas are busier and may have reduced hours. If you will apply for a new visa while abroad, check the relevant consulate or embassy for…
President Trump today announced that the White House is drafting a high-level plan to reform the U.S. immigration system, featuring reduced family-based migration, restrictions on asylum, more border security measures and replacement of the employment-based green card system with a…
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan has determined that conditions in Venezuela threaten safety and security and thus is suspending all commercial and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela. The flight suspension takes effect immediately and will remain…
The Department of State posted the visa bulletin for June today. See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-june-2019.html for the visa bulletin for June 2019. USCIS advised that it will accept adjustment of status petitions for employment-based adjustment of status petitions for June based upon…
Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice that temporarily preserves Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for nationals of Nepal and Honduras, countries previously scheduled by DHS to lose TPS designation. TPS was originally set to be terminated…
The Department of Homeland Security is now accepting petitions for an additional 30,000 FY 2019 H-2B visas, according to a regulation published today. DHS and DOL announced Monday that they would jointly authorize a one-time increase of 30,000 H-2B visas in FY 2019 above the 66,000…
The U.S. State Department has chosen the winners of the Fiscal Year 2020 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery. Foreign nationals who entered the lottery can visit the official Entrant Status Check website to learn whether they were selected to submit an application for…
A federal district court judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that prevents USCIS from implementing a policy under which F, J and M nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors and their dependents automatically begin to accrue unlawful presence if they…
In March of 2019, the Social Security Administration (SSA) began mailing notifications to employers identified as having at least one name and Social Security Number (SSN) combination submitted on wage and tax statement (Form W-2) that do not match its…
The White House released a presidential memo titled, “Additional Measures to Enhance Border Security and Restore Integrity to Our Immigration System,” with changes to how the United States treats individuals seeking asylum, including charging fees to file asylum applications and…