Yesterday, June 22, 2020, President Trump issued the anticipated Proclamation suspending the entry into the US of certain nonimmigrant visa holders. Specifically, the following new restrictions are in effect 6/24/2020:
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Breaking News: USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of NEW requests for Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 20, 2020: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the immediate and temporary suspension of premium processing service for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice due…
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Good News for Large H-1 & L-1 Employers – Additional Fees Expired Oct. 1, 2015
H-1B and L-1 employers who were subject to Public Law 111-230 and required to pay an additional filing fee of either $2,000 (H-1B) or $2,250 (L-1) do not need to…
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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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L-1B Petitioners Beware!
There was a time, FY 2006, when 92% of all L-1B Specialized Knowledge visa petitions were approved.
In FY 2014, the L-1B approval rate is down to 65%.
Immigration Executive Action: Modernizing Legal Immigration
Much has been reported regarding President Obama’s Immigration Accountability Executive Action (IAEA). And, of course, there is still uncertainty regarding when and exactly what measures will be implemented by the…
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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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Trends in USCIS Processing of L-1B Petitions
Analysis of new data obtained from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) reveals a dramatic increase in the number of L-1B Non Immigrant visa petitions filed, approved and denied, as…
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Canadian L-1 Applicants and Prepaid Mailers
According to information provided by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), if you’re a Canadian seeking admission to the US in L-1 Intracompany Transferee status (including L-1A Multinational Managers and…
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