On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of any individual seeking to enter the United States as an immigrant who:
- Is outside the United States
Intracompany Transferees (L-1 and Permanent Residence)
Immigration Agencies Response to the COVID-19/Coronavirus Pandemic
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In an effort to allay concerns and to enable our clients to adjust plans relevant to nonimmigrant or immigrant visa status in light of the current unprecedented situation, we are…
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Update: USCIS Announces Temporary Office Closure Related to COVID-19
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** As of March 25, 2020, USCIS has updated its temporary closures described below and has extended the suspension of in-person services to April 7, 2020. **
In an effort…
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Health Care Services Related to COVID-19 and USCIS’s Public Charge Rule
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By Catherine V. Wadhwani and Robert S. Whitehill
Without fanfare, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated its website with an Alert https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge relating to its Public Charge requirements …
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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB3 retrogresses across the board with no movement expected; EB-2 India and China retrogress; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
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In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
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USCIS Proposed Increase to Immigration Filing Fees
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On November 14, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to adjust the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Immigration Examinations…
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Premium Processing Fee Hike
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the filing fee for premium processing will increase from $1,225 to $1,410, beginning on October 1, 2018. According to USCIS, this…
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Possible Government Shutdown: Immigration Consequences For Employers And Their Foreign National Employees
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If Congress cannot resolve FY2018 funding issues by December 8, 2017, it will result in another federal government shutdown. Such a shutdown will impact immigration services across a number of…
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USCIS Releases New Form Versions, Effective Immediately, Without Prior Notice
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Today, December 23, 2016, USCIS posted a large number of new form versions. The forms all have an effective date of today, December 23, 2016, and the website indicates that …
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USCIS Fees Increasing on Dec. 23, 2016 – Citizenship, Adjustment, Nonimmigrant visas all affected
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On October 24, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) published a final rule confirming an increase to the processing fees for most of the applications and petitions…
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