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Immigration Updates: COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants, K Fiancé(e) Visa Applicants and Some Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants and Croatia Visa Waiver Program Initiation Update

We kick off the start of a brand-new week with some important new updates regarding the new COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all immigrant visa applicants, fiancé(e) visa applicants, and nonimmigrant visa applicants. We also share with you some new information regarding Croatia’s designation as a country participating in the Visa…

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What’s New in Immigration? Croatia Joins Visa Waiver Program and DHS extends TPS EADs for Syria through March 2022

In this blog post, we share with you some exciting new updates in immigration for Croatia and Syria. We are very happy to announce that Croatia has now joined the Visa Waiver Program. The Visa Waiver Program allows foreign nationals of participating countries to travel to the United States for…

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This Week in Immigration News: USCIS Continued Flexibility for Responding to RFEs through January 2022, COVID-19 Green Card Vaccination Requirements Starting October 1st, Two Year Extensions of Status for Removal of Conditions Applicants, and Important TPS Extension Announcements

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this post, we give you the rundown on the most exciting immigration updates recently announced by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). These announcements provide important information for applicants including, extended flexibility policies for responding to Requests for Evidence, new COVID-19 vaccination requirements…

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Your Guide to the October 2021 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this blog post, we will cover the release of the October Visa Bulletin 2021 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the month of October 2021. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis, which summarizes the availability…

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Highlights of the America’s Children Act of 2021, Immigration Reform Bill

You have all heard the news. A new House bill has been introduced that if passed would provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States without legal status. But what exactly does the bill include? In this blog post we share with you…

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DOS Q&A Session with Charlie Oppenheim: October 2021 Visa Bulletin Projections and Beyond

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this blog post we share with you an overview of the State Department’s October 2021 Q&A answer session with Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division of the U.S. Department of State, also known as “Chats with Charlie,” broadcasted every month on…

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Democrats fight for Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers, TPS Recipients, Farmworkers, and Essential Workers

The fate of nearly 8 million undocumented immigrants now rests in the hands of Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough. On Friday, September 10, 2021, Democratic Congressmen, and women, met with the Senate staffer in hopes of convincing her to allow a piece of legislation to be introduced in the Democratic party’s…

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Success Story: EB-2 National Interest Waiver for Developer of Innovative Health and Wellness Application

Can you receive a green card under the EB-2 classification (National Interest Waiver) as the developer of an innovative application that improves the health and wellness of chronically ill U.S. Citizens? In this blog post, we share with you how our office was able to do just that despite initial…

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USCIS Announces 24-Month Extension of Status for I-751 and I-829 Conditional Permanent Residents

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We hope our readers had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. We kick off the start of a brand-new week with great news for I-751 Removal of Conditions applicants. On September 3, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective September 4, 2021,…

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This Week in Immigration News: DHS Extends Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility (Effective September 1, 2021) and Automatic EAD Extensions for Certain Renewal Applicants

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We hope that you are having a wonderful week and are looking forward to your Labor Day weekend. In this blog post, we share with you some recent immigration updates relating to automatic renewals for certain categories of applicants filing Employment Authorization Document renewal applications. In…

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