Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers
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Hollywood Reacts to Tentative WGA, AMPTP Deal: “We Did It!”
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Read MoreNo More Diversity Lottery Green Cards for 2023
As of September 7, 2023, the Department of State has issued all available DVs for the 2023 DV Program. This means that all further visa interview appointments will be cancelled. The Diversity Visa (DV) program …
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SB 1718 goes into effect on July 1, 2023. Here is what the law does and does not do.
Community IDs What SB 1718 will do Bar local government from providing funding to issue community IDs to persons who do not prove lawful presence in the U.S. What SB1 1718 will NOT do Invalidate …
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Seeking Medical Care after SB 1718
Know the Law Starting on July 1, 2023 hospitals that accept Medicaid must ask patients their immigration status when they are admitted to the hospital or visit the Emergency Department. Specifically, hospital forms will ask …
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SB 1718 and “Human Smuggling”: Transporting certain folks without immigration status into Florida
Know the Law It is a third-degree felony to knowingly and willfully transport into the state of Florida a person who you know or reasonably should know has entered the U.S. illegally and who has …
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SB 1718 and driving in Florida if you are undocumented
Know the Law Out-of-state licenses that are part of a class of licenses issued exclusively to undocumented immigrants who cannot prove that they have lawful immigration status in the U.S. are no longer valid in …
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No ESTA for travelers who have been to Cuba
CBP announced Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) ineligibility for nationals of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries who have been present in Cuba or who are dual nationals of a VWP country and Cuba. For …
Read MorePremium Processing
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the expansion of premium processing for applicants filing Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and seeking a change of status to F-1, F-2, M-1, M-2, J-1, or J-2 nonimmigrant …
Read MoreFee Increase
On June 17, 2023, the nonimmigrant visa (NIV) application processing fee for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1/B2s and BCCs), and other non-petition based NIVs such as student and exchange visitor visas (F, M, …
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