Are you a Cuban national with a pending immigrant visa application? If so, we have some great news for you. The Department of State today announced that the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba will now be responsible for scheduling all immediate relative immigrant visa appointments, including those of spouses and…
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This Week in Immigration: Biden Reinstates the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) and NVC Suspends Public Inquiry Telephone Line
In this blog post, we share with you new immigration updates including major steps being taken by the Biden administration to support the people of Cuba, and the recent suspension of the NVC public inquiry telephone line. Biden Administration Measures to Support the Cuban People The Biden administration has taken…
USCIS Issues Guidance Highlighting Discretionary Power to Waive In-Person Interviews for I-751 Applicants, U.S. Embassy Havana to Process IR-5 Visas in May of 2022
USCIS Updates Policy Guidance Highlighting Discretionary Power to Waive In-Person Interviews for I-751 Applicants On April 7, 2022, the United States Citizenship, and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its Policy Manual on the interview waiver criteria for family-based conditional permanent residents filing to remove the conditions on permanent residence on Form…
BREAKING: U.S. Terminates “Wet-foot/Dry-foot” Policy Making Cubans Eligible for Permanent Residency Effective Today
Today, January 12, 2017 the President announced that the Department of Homeland Security will be ending the “wet-foot/dry-foot” policy in a statement about Cuban Immigration Policy. Previously, Cuban nationals were allowed to apply for permanent residency within one year of reaching American soil without the need to enter the United States with…