Immigration Insights Podcast: International Entrepreneur Parole Program & Biometrics Requirement
The Department of State announced it is restricting the eligibility for visa interview waiver appointments (commonly known as dropbox). To remain eligible for dropbox, applicants must be applying for a visa in the same...more
The Department of State released the January 2023 Visa Bulletin. As forecasted in our Fiscal Year 2023 visa availability analysis, we are now seeing the retrogression for Indian and Chinese nationals in the EB-1 category....more
The EB-1 priority date cutoff is once again “Current” for all classifications, including China and India. The US Department of State has released its April 2021 Visa Bulletin, outlining per-country priority date cutoffs that...more
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released its October 2020 Visa Bulletin reflecting significant advancement of priority dates in certain immigrant visa categories. Following the release of the bulletin, U.S. Citizenship and...more
The UK government has published a policy paper detailing its new points-based immigration system, as well as updates on right to work checks for EEA nationals and guidance for individuals unable to return to China from the...more
In the March 2020 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current; the Dates for Filing Chart sees no advancement;...more
Unlike the groundhog, the Trump Administration has not spent January sleeping. It issued several consequential announcements in the last week of January, getting a jump on Punxsutawney Phil....more
In light of the coronavirus outbreak in China, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation limiting the entry of most foreign nationals who were physically present in China during the 14-day period before their...more
Consulates Now Requesting Social Media Information From Visa Applicants A new State Department policy requires all U.S. visa applicants to submit information about social media accounts (such as Facebook, Twitter or...more