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March 2025 Visa Bulletin: Major Advancements in EB-2 and EB-3 Final Action Dates, Retrogression of EB-4, and Minimal Movement in Family Sponsored Final Action Dates

We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the March 2025 Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and…

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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Waives the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Adjustment of Status (Green Card) Applicants

Are you applying for adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence (a green card)? If so, you will be pleased to know that on January 22, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is waiving any and all requirements for the COVID-19 vaccination on the Form…

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On Day One President Trump Issues Thirteen Executive Orders on Immigration, Ending Birthright Citizenship, Enhancing Visa Vetting and Screening, End of CHNV Parole, and more

It has been less than 24 hours since President Donald Trump has taken office, and he has already signed into law a flurry of executive orders directly impacting immigration. More than a dozen of these executive orders dismantle Biden era immigration policies, and usher in restrictive policies for visa seekers,…

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February 2025 Visa Bulletin: Minimal Movement in Employment-Based Categories, No Movement in Family Sponsored Categories

We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the February 2025 Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and…

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January 2025 Visa Bulletin: Major Movement for Family Sponsored Categories and Modest Movement for Employment-Based

We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the January 2025 Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status The U.S. Citizenship and immigration Services (USCIS)…

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December Visa Bulletin: Except for Final Action EB-2 and EB-3 India, Absolutely No Advancements

We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the December Visa Bulletin. Unfortunately, the December Visa Bulletin brings almost no movement. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based and family-sponsored preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will continue to use…

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Department of State Releases U.S. Visa Guidance for U.S. Citizen Petitioners Filing for Lebanese Family Members

Recently, the Department of State released guidance to assist U.S. Citizens petitioning for family members in Lebanon. Here are the highlights: To facilitate family reunification, full immigrant visa processing has resumed for Lebanese family members of U.S. citizens, at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. Routine nonimmigrant visa processing is not…

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DOS Immigrant Visa Backlog Report: Increase in Applicants Scheduled for IV Interviews in October 2024

In this blog post, we discuss the release of the Department of State’s October 2024 Immigrant Visa Backlog report. This is a monthly publication that provides data and statistics regarding the number of immigrant visa cases currently at the National Visa Center waiting for interviews, documentarily complete cases that have been…

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November Visa Bulletin: Major Movements in Family Sponsored Categories, No Movement Across All Employment Categories

Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the November Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. USCIS Adjustment of Status For employment-based and family-sponsored preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it…

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Parole in Place Lawsuit Intensifies as Intervening Parties Appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

New details have emerged relating to a pending lawsuit before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas known as  Texas et. al. vs. DHS et. al., Case No. 6:24-cv-00306 (E.D. Tex.), which is currently blocking the approval of applications filed under the Biden administration’s parole in place…

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