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U.S. requires negative virus tests from International passengers
International passengers headed to the United States will first need to show proof of a negative coronavirus test, according to a new...
Jan 13, 2021
President Issues Proclamation Extending Suspension of Entry of Certain Immigrants and Nonimmigrants
President Trump issued a proclamation continuing Proclamations 10014 and 10052, which suspended the entry of certain immigrants and...
Jan 7, 2021
January 2021 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly bulletin. Please click on link below. ...
Dec 28, 2020
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. Department of Labor’s Prevailing Wage Rule Set Aside
Earlier this month, 2 federal court decisions set aside the U.S Department of Labor’s (DOLs) interim final rule that attempted to...
Dec 10, 2020
Automatic Extension of TPS for Beneficiaries from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, an
The USCIS recently published and advance notice of publication providing that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is automatically...
Dec 9, 2020
DACA Program Reinstated in Full by USCIS Following Court Order
On December 4, 2020, Judge Nicholas George Garaufis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a court order...
Dec 9, 2020
December 2020 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly bulletin. Please click on link below. ...
Nov 20, 2020
‘Public Charge’ Rule Vacated by Federal Judge; USCIS cannot apply standards in new Visa applications
On Monday, a federal judge vacated a policy that allowed officials to deny green cards to immigrants who might need public assistance,...
Nov 3, 2020
November 2020 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly bulletin. Please click on link below....
Nov 3, 2020
October 2020 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly bulletin. Please click on link below....
Sep 24, 2020
“Temporary Protected Status” Court Ruling Upheld
A federal appeals court ruled on September 14th, that the Trump administration acted within its authority in terminating legal...
Sep 15, 2020
Diversity Visa (DV-2020) Update
On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary relief in part in Gomez, et al., v. Trump,...
Sep 15, 2020
September 2020 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly bulletin. Please click on link below....
Aug 19, 2020
USCIS Adjusts Fees to Help Meet Operational Needs
The Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule (PDF) that adjusts fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit...
Aug 18, 2020
Recent Developments - DACA Briefing
On June 18, 2020, The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision allowing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...
Aug 11, 2020
August 2020 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its August monthly bulletin. Please click on link below....
Jul 20, 2020
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to USCIS Requests
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending the flexibilities it...
Jul 1, 2020
Trump Issues Executive Order Limiting U.S. Entry
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order continuing Proclamation 10014 (from April of 2020) and limiting the entry...
Jun 24, 2020
USCIS Provides Greater Flexibility in Processing Work Authorization Requests for Asylum Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a regulatory change to provide greater flexibility in the processing of initial...
Jun 21, 2020
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