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23 May 2018

June 2018 Visa Bulletin Check-In: Possible Advancement for EB2 and EB3 India

Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions most months. For June 2018, Mr. Oppenheim discusses the possibility of movement in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) and employment-based, third preference (EB3)...

14 May 2018

My application to change status to H-4 is currently pending. If I leave now, can I then get the H-4 directly from the consulate?

Answer The H-4 COS will be abandoned when one leaves the U.S., but one can apply for an H-4 visa stamp to return at any time (assuming the principal spouse is in valid H1B status). A COS approval is not required to apply for a visa...

07:20 / Consulates / FAQs / For Families / For Individuals / Nonimmigrant Family

25 Apr 2018

DOS Proposal to Obtain Visa Applicants’ Social Media Information

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) is proposing a number of changes to both the online application for a nonimmigrant visa (form DS-160) and the electronic application for an immigrant (form DS-260). The most significant changes to the forms would be to include requests for...

07:41 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Student / Visitor / Worker

23 Apr 2018

May I travel outside the country while my H1B lottery case is still pending?

Answer Travel outside the U.S. while an H1B petition is pending will automatically cancel any change of status request and convert the petition to consular processing. So, assuming the H1B petition is approved, in order to move then to H1B status, one typically must first get...

14:08 / Consulates / FAQs / For Individuals / Travel / Worker

23 Mar 2018

NewsFlash! President Trump Signs Bill Funding Federal Government Through September 2018

This afternoon, President Trump signed a federal spending bill that keeps the government open through September 30, 2018. This bill also extends the employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) regional center program for the same time period. The bill does not, however, provide any protections to beneficiaries...

13:42 / Consulates / EB5 Investor / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Government / Investor / Legislation / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Worker

22 Mar 2018

U.S. Consulate in Mumbai to Process all Immediate Relative Cases in India

Effective April 1, 2018, interviews for all immediate-relative immigrant visas in India will be conducted at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai. Anyone with an immediate-relative interview in India, scheduled for April 1, 2018, or later, will be required to go to Mumbai, even if it...

08:26 / Consulates / Family Based / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident

21 Mar 2018

Government Faces Yet Another Possible Shutdown After March 23, 2018

Congress must pass a spending bill to extend government operations by midnight of March 23, 2018, or else another temporary shutdown of the federal government will go into effect. A government shutdown at this time would be especially problematic because H1B cap season is upon...

08:57 / AOS/CP / Consulates / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / Homeland Security / Investor / Medical / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Worker

28 Feb 2018

FAM Update Increases Risk of Denial for “Public Charge”

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has updated the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) with regard to how consular officers should analyze whether a foreign national will be considered a public charge. This update to the FAM also addresses the use of affidavits of support, which...

08:04 / Consulates / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident

22 Feb 2018

Overview: M-1 Visas for Foreign Students Engaging in Nonacademic or Vocational Studies

The M-1 visa classification is designed for the benefit of foreign national students who are coming to the United States for a temporary period to pursue nonacademic or vocational studies. Vocational studies are often referred to as job training programs, and include programs such as...

07:39 / Consulates / For Individuals / InfoArticle / NewsBrief / Student

07 Feb 2018

Government Faces Yet Another Possible Shutdown After February 8, 2018

In what has become almost routine, the federal government is teetering on yet another potential government shutdown. The deadline for passing a spending bill to extend government operations is midnight on Thursday, February 8, 2018. Failure to pass such a bill would result in the...

13:51 / Consulates / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Investor / Medical / NewsBrief / Physicians / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

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June 2018 Visa Bulletin Check-In: Possible Advancement for EB2 and EB3 India

My application to change status to H-4 is currently pending. If I leave now, can I then get the H-4 directly from the consulate?

DOS Proposal to Obtain Visa Applicants’ Social Media Information

May I travel outside the country while my H1B lottery case is still pending?

NewsFlash! President Trump Signs Bill Funding Federal Government Through September 2018

U.S. Consulate in Mumbai to Process all Immediate Relative Cases in India

Government Faces Yet Another Possible Shutdown After March 23, 2018

FAM Update Increases Risk of Denial for “Public Charge”

Overview: M-1 Visas for Foreign Students Engaging in Nonacademic or Vocational Studies

Government Faces Yet Another Possible Shutdown After February 8, 2018

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