No USCIS fee increase
Great news! No USCIS fee increase for now. On September 29, 2020, a district court stayed the implementation of the USCIS fee increase rule that was supposed to go into effect on October 2, 2020 …
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District Court Grants Preliminary Relief for Diversity Lottery 2020 Applicants
On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary relief in part challenging the presidential proclamations suspending entry of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants. The court found that the plaintiffs …
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Trump Immigration Policy Now Blocks World’s Most Highly Skilled
Good article explaining the current very misguided practice of US Consulates in Europe denying the issuance of O-1 visas following approved petitions justifying that action with the Covid travel ban. Read here!
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USCIS CONDUCTS 2ND H-1B CAP LOTTERY FOR FY2021
On August, 14, 2020, USCIS conducted a second H-1B Cap Lottery/Random Selection (H-1B Lottery) for FY2021 to utilize the unused H-1B visa numbers. The first H-1B Lottery was conducted toward the end of March 2020 …
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Court Case Against Trump Immigration And Visa Ban Moves Forward
Please find here an interesting article on Forbes.com.
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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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USCIS furloughs postponed until August 31, 2020
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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Despite ICE Retreat, Threat to Foreign Students Remains
Please find here an interesting article on Law360.com.
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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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US will restart visa services, State Department says, amid Trump’s efforts to restrict immigration
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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