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24 Feb 2020

NewsFlash! Public Charge Rule Implemented Nationwide, Effective Immediately

The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted the injunction in Illinois that had prevented the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing the new public charge rule on residents of that state. The Supreme Court had previously lifted several nationwide injunctions against the rule. Accordingly,...

24 Feb 2020

USCIS to Prioritize EB5 Processing Based on Visa Number Availability

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, effective March 31, 2020, it will no longer adjudicate immigrant petitions by alien investor (form I-526) on a first-in, first-out basis. Rather, the USCIS will prioritize those EB5 petitions in which the immigrant investor has...

08:34 / EB5 Investor / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / USCIS News

21 Feb 2020

NewsFlash! DOS Implementing Public Charge Rule, Effective 24.Feb.2020

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the public charge questionnaire (form DS-5540), and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will implement its new public charge rule, effective February 24, 2020. The DOS has also updated the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) with instructions...

17:34 / Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / Worker

19 Feb 2020

March 2020 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the March 2020 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action (FA) chart, unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment Based, 1st Category (EB1) The cutoff date for EB1 China moves slightly forward to...

07:43 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

17 Feb 2020

New Version of I-9 Form Must be Used Beginning 01 May 2020

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a new version of form I-9, the employment eligibility verification form. Employers may start using the new I-9 form now, but must use it after April 30, 2020. Although the I-9 form appears to be innocuous...

08:15 / For Employers / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

13 Feb 2020

Visa Interview Waiver Program: “Can I Use the Drop Box Option?”

In most circumstances, anyone applying for a nonimmigrant visa must apply in person at a U.S. consulate or embassy and be interviewed by a consular officer. In the context of applying to renew a visa, however, the interview requirement may be waived under the visa...

08:28 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Student / Travel / Visitor / Worker

12 Feb 2020

NewsFlash! DOS Seeks to Implement New Public Charge Rule 24.Feb.2020

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published a notice this morning in the Federal Registrar, requesting emergency processing by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the proposed public charge questionnaire (form DS-5540) by February 24, 2020. The DOS needs the OMB to approve...

10:08 / Consulates / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Worker

10 Feb 2020

Liberian Refugees Provided Path to Become LPRs

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law a $738 billion defense appropriation bill and buried near the end of the bill is the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) provision. While it initially received little public attention, its unlikely passage was no doubt celebrated...

10:24 / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident

07 Feb 2020

Travel Restrictions Imposed to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus to U.S.

President Trump has issued a proclamation that bars entry to the United States of most foreign nationals who were physically present in China, not including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, within the 14 days immediately prior to arrival in the United...

16:14 / Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Student / Travel / USCIS News

06 Feb 2020

Federal Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Against Enforcement of Unlawful Presence Memo for F, J, and M Nonimmigrants

Today, a federal district court judge issued a nationwide permanent injunction against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing the August 9, 2018, policy memorandum by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that sought to greatly expand the situations in which nonimmigrants...

17:17 / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Student / USCIS News

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