On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of State announced that business travelers, investors, treaty traders, and academics from the Schengen Area countries, the U.K., and Ireland may qualify for “national interest exceptions” in spite …
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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order granting the motion for a preliminary injunction and temporary stay of the USCIS final rule on inadmissibility on public charge grounds, …
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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D – Vt. just announced that USCIS has agreed to postpone the furloughs of more than 13,000 USCIS employees from August 3 until August 31. However, that doesn’t mean AILA should take …
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Please find here an interesting article on Law360.com.
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The Trump administration agreed today to rescind an ICE policy that would have stripped visas from international students whose courses move exclusively online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A federal district judge in Boston who was …
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ABC News reports that U.S. embassies and consulates around the world will soon resume visa services, though DOS did not provide details on where or when. After Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued an unprecedented …
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Please find here an interesting article in The Hill.
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I have received numerous inquiries from green card holders who are outside the United States and have been unable to return to the United States in the COVID-19 period. They are unable to return either …
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On July 6, 2020 ICE announced that international students schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States. The U.S. Department of State will not issue visas to …
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The general travel ban for people who have been physically present in Brazil, China, Iran, Ireland, the United Kingdom, or the Schengen countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, …
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