We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the April 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: Trump Administration Orders U.S. Consulates and Embassies Worldwide to Fire Staff, Terminates DHS Workers and Immigration Court Judges
We bring you this breaking news to inform our readers that the Trump administration has ordered U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide to begin the process of firing its staff members and has taken further actions to dramatically change the operations of the foreign service moving forward. The U.S. foreign service…
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…
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…
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…
BREAKING NEWS: Federal Judge Ends Biden’s Keeping Families Together Parole Program, Causing Devastating Consequences for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens
In the last few days, the immigration world has been reeling from the results of the Presidential election. People across the nation are preparing for an incoming Trump administration that promises to be extremely tough on immigration. While the future of many hangs in the balance, the federal courts have…
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…
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…
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…
October Visa Bulletin: EB-3 Advancements and Retrogressions, and Major Movement Across Family-Sponsored Categories
Today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the October 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 Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will use…