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13 Mar 2020

NewsFlash! All Visa Appointments at U.S. Consulates in India Canceled

The U.S. Department of State announced today that, effective Monday, March 16, 2020, all nonimmigrant and immigrant visa appointments at U.S. Mission India posts - which includes the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and all U.S. consulates in India - have been canceled. This measure...

12 Mar 2020

U.S. Imposes 30-Day Travel Ban on 26 European Countries

On March 11, 2020, President Trump announced a 30-day ban on all travel from the 26 European countries encompassing the Schengen Area, beginning Friday, March 13th. Certain individuals are exempt from the 30-day ban, including U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and their direct family members....

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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

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

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

31 Jan 2020

USCIS to Implement Public Charge Rule on 24.Feb.2020

On February 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will begin implementing the public charge rule that was published in the Federal Register in August 2019....

16:40 / Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Student / USCIS News / Worker

24 Jan 2020

New B-1/B-2 Visa Rules Target Birth and Medical Tourism

Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published a final rule in the Federal Register that aims to prevent women from being issued B-1/B-2 visas for purposes of "birth tourism" - that is, traveling to the United States for the primary purpose of obtaining U.S....

13:51 / Citizen / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Travel / Visitor

25 Nov 2019

DOS Defines Legal Standard for L-1 Petitions Filed Under Blankets

On October 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) updated the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) to define the clearly approvable standard in the context of L-1 visa applications filed under a petitioning company's blanket L-1 petition. The FAM now provides that "clearly approvable" means...

10:57 / Consulates / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Worker

04 Nov 2019

DOS Visa Office Guidance on DS-160 Process

Representatives of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently met with representatives from the U.S. Department of State's Visa Office (VO) to discuss current immigration policies and procedures. Prior to the meeting, AILA submitted written questions to the VO, to which the DOS responded in...

09:35 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Student / Travel / Visitor / Worker

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NewsFlash! All Visa Appointments at U.S. Consulates in India Canceled

U.S. Imposes 30-Day Travel Ban on 26 European Countries

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

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

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

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

USCIS to Implement Public Charge Rule on 24.Feb.2020

New B-1/B-2 Visa Rules Target Birth and Medical Tourism

DOS Defines Legal Standard for L-1 Petitions Filed Under Blankets

DOS Visa Office Guidance on DS-160 Process

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