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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Possible Government Shutdown: Immigration Consequences For Employers And Their Foreign National Employees
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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Traveling to Canada? Be aware of new rules!
The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued a message on May 10, 2016 to all Legal Permanent Residents (“LPRs”) of the U.S. traveling to Canada by air. CBSA advised that…
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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – Dates of Filing vs Final Action Date Significantly Impacts EB2 and EB3 India and China – Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
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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China EB2 Retrogresses significantly; India EB2 Retrogresses moderately; other categories move forward – Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
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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Advancement in EB-2 and EB-3 dates for China and India – June 2015 Visa Bulletin
According to the recently released Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin which includes priority date processing information for the month of June 2015, there has been forward movement in…
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DV 2015, The 2015 Diversity Lottery
Want a green card? Feeling lucky?
Play the lottery, not the Powerball, but the DV 2015 Diversity Lottery.
Beginning noon (EDT), October 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of State (DOS)…
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