In its continued efforts to improve communications with the public regarding the status of visa operations worldwide, the Department of State recently provided new insights regarding Immigrant Visa Prioritization at Consular posts overseas. To reduce the immigrant visa backlog, the Department has announced the adoption of a new four-tiered approach…
Happy Monday! It is another exciting week filled with new immigration updates unfolding in our ever-changing immigration landscape. Our office is committed to bringing you the latest immigration news, and keeping you informed on the evolving status of immigration during the COVID-19 global health crisis. As the rates of COVID-19…
In today’s blog post, we are happy to bring our readers some very exciting news. On April 26, 2021, the Department of State formally announced a new National Interest Determination for certain categories of nonimmigrant visa applicants currently unable to enter the United States due to COVID-19 related Regional Presidential…
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! It is the start of a brand new and exciting week in the world of immigration. In this post, we bring you the latest immigration updates from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs. In a recent post on their Facebook page, the Bureau…
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! Happy end of the week to all of our readers. In this post, we would like to keep our readers informed about Visa Bulletin projections for the upcoming month of May 2021 and beyond. The Department of State’s Consular Affairs Unit has launched an exciting new…
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this blog post, we celebrate a client’s recent success story and share with you how our office was able to expedite our client’s immigrant visa interview (CR-1) to help reunite the applicant with her spouse in the United States. We recognize that these are truly…
We are excited to report some happy news for immigrant visa applicants and fiancé(e)’s of U.S. Citizens, who were previously subject to the COVID-19 Regional Presidential Proclamations, known as Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, 9993, and 10041. Together, these Proclamations restricted and suspended the entry into the United States, of immigrants…
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We are excited to bring you a newly released update from the Department of State regarding the operational status of visa services at U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide. As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc around the world forcing the majority of U.S. Embassies…
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! It is the start of a brand-new week and we are excited to bring you more updates in the world of immigration. We are happy to report that the Department of State has released important information for nonimmigrant visa applicants who may qualify for an interview…
The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for April 2021 outlining the availability of immigrant visa numbers for the upcoming month. NOTE: Adjustment of Status Filing Charts April 2021 USCIS has not yet advised the appropriate cut off date chart for acceptance of adjustment of status applications filed with USCIS in…