U.S.-Canada Border Closure Extended Until Sept. 21, 2020
Please find here an interesting article in the Huffingtonpost.
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National Interest Exceptions for Certain Travelers from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland
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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District Court Issues Nationwide Injunction on Both DOS and DHS Public Charge Regulations Due to COVID-19
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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Trump rescinds international student policy
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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No full online courses for international students
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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No full online course load in the US for F-1 or M-1 students
Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending 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 students enrolled in …
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USCIS To Furlough 70 Percent Of Staff
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is preparing to furlough nearly 70 percent of its workforce as the agency faces budget shortfalls amid the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesperson for the agency said Wednesday. About …
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Los Angeles County to Give OK for Film and TV Production to Restart on Friday
Please find here an interesting article in Variety.
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USCIS Premium Processing resumes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in phases over the next month. Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS will accept Form I-907, Request for …
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Travel restriction for individuals from Canada and Mexico
The temporary limit on inbound land border crossings from Canada and Mexico to “essential travel” is continued until June 22, 2020. This action does not apply to air, rail, or sea travel at this …
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