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July 2020 Visa Bulletin: What to Expect?

The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for July 2020 outlining the availability of immigrant visa numbers for the upcoming month. NOTE: Adjustment of Status Filing Charts July 2020 For Family-Sponsored Filings:In the F2A category, there is a cutoff date on the Dates for Filing chart.  However, the…

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Senate Republicans Introduce Bombshell Bill Targeting the H-1B and L-1 Visa Program

A brand-new bill called the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2020 (S. 3770) sponsored by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has recently surfaced. As you might have already guessed, the bill seeks to make changes to the current H-1B and L visa programs to reduce fraud and abuse within…

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What is happening with US Consulates and Embassies? When will they Reopen?

We have received an outpouring of emails, comments, and messages from our loyal followers asking when Consular posts and Embassies worldwide will reopen. We understand the frustration that our readers feel and sympathize with the world situation. While USCIS has announced that in person appointments will resume on June 4th,…

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June 2020 Visa Bulletin: What to Expect?

The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for June 2020 outlining the availability of immigrant visa numbers for the upcoming month. NOTE: Adjustment of Status Filing Charts June 2020 For Family-Sponsored Filings: In the F2A category, there is a cutoff date on the Dates for Filing chart.  However, the…

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May 2020 Visa Bulletin: What to Expect?

The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for May 2020 outlining the availability of immigrant visa numbers for the upcoming month. Please note: Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo, individuals seeking to file applications for adjustment of status with USCIS in…

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BREAKING: Executive Order Released: Spouses and Children of US Citizens, LPRs, EB-5 Investors, and More Are Exempt

The long-awaited Executive Order temporarily suspending the immigration of certain aliens into the United States has been released. WHO IS IMPACTED BY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER? The order entitled, “Proclamation Suspending the Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak,”…

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Trump Administration to Announce New Restrictions Blocking Pregnant Women from Obtaining B Visas

The Trump administration is ready to announce new restrictions that will make it more difficult for foreign nationals to give birth in the United States, striking a blow to the “birth tourism” industry. In a 2015 speech in Orlando, Florida the President told supporters, “the birthright citizenship, the anchor baby…

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Immigrant Visa Applicants Must Show Evidence of Adequate Health Care Coverage or Financial Resources Beginning November 3rd

The President has once again targeted the immigrant population by signing a Presidential Proclamation suspending the entry of any immigrant who will “financially burden the United States healthcare system.” While the Presidential Proclamation is likely to encounter resistance in court, as it stands the Proclamation is slated to become effective…

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Consular Officers Given Wide Discretionary Power to Deny Visas on Public Charge Grounds

In its latest act of defiance against the judicial branch, the Trump administration has published an Interim Final Rule entitled “Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds,” designed to give Consular officers wider discretion to deny immigrant and nonimmigrant visas to applicants on public charge grounds based on a variety…

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FY 2021 Diversity Immigrant Visa Registration Opens October 2, 2019

Instructions for the 2021 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program registration season is now among us. The U.S. Department of State has released instructions on how to apply for the FY 2021 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program in which 55,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) will be up for grabs.…

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