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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E-1 and E-2 Visas Available for New Zealand
The highly desirable E-1 and E-2 visas are now available for nationals of New Zealand. Earlier this week, the President signed into law S. 2245, the Knowledgeable Innovators and
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Travelers Beware and Expect Delays: Visa Appointments Cancelled, Being Rescheduled Due to Technical Issues
The US Department of State (State Department or DOS) computer systems are not expected to be online again before next week after experiencing “technological systems issues” (a hardware failure) on
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Streamlined E Visa Processing in Toronto
The US Government recently streamlined procedures for E visa applications, allowing easier and quicker cross-border travel to the US from Canada. Applicants applying to renew their E visas may now
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E-1/E-2 Trade and Investment Treaty with India: Why not?
Why isn’t there an E-1 Trader or E-2 Investor Treaty between the US and India?
This question came to mind again while I was working on an E-2 Treaty Investor
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Technical problems continue for passport and visa issuance: DOS CCD system still not fully operational
The U.S. Department of State’s Consular Consolidated Database (CCD), a system critical to visa issuance operations, is continuing to experience technical problems, which is limiting the State Department’s visa processing
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Need a U.S. visa or passport? Prepare to wait – DOS passport and visa issuance database crash has worldwide impact
An unspecified glitch in a global database used by the US government to issue passports and travel visas has left countless people around the world unable to travel for the
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Entrepreneurs in Residence – One Year Later
USCIS’s assessment of it’s Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) initiative.
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