Today, the Trump administration announced the expansion of its travel ban to include nationals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. The original ban, issued in January 2017 by way of Executive Order, …
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USCIS today announced that due to the termination of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights with Iran, Iranian nationals are no longer eligible for E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor …
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Please find here an interesting article on ImmigrationImpact.
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Please find here an interesting article on Forbes.
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Earlier this month, two documentary film organizations filed a lawsuit challenging DOS rules requiring nearly all individuals who apply for U.S. visas from abroad to register their social media identifiers with the U.S. government. The …
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USCIS announced that it has completed a pilot testing phase and is implementing the registration process in the next H‑1B lottery. Per the announcement, employers seeking to file H‑1B cap-subject petitions for the FY2021 cap, including …
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On November 14, USCIS proposed a regulation that, if implemented, would require applicants and petitioners to pay increased fees for decreased services. In recent years, USCIS case processing has slowed dramatically, due in significant part to the …
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Poland officially began its participation in the U.S. Visa Waive (VWP) on November 11, 2019. Now, Polish nationals can spend up to 90 days in the United States without first obtaining a visa. Overall, Poland’s entry …
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On Saturday, the implementation of the administration’s attempt to ban immigrants based on their ability to obtain health insurance upon arrival to the U.S. was successfully halted in court. Stay tuned for more developments.
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Beginning on Nov. 29, the premium processing fee will increase to $1,440 from the current fee of $1,410 for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker which is the form used for employment-based visa petitions …
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