DOS, Nov. 10, 2022 "The U.S. Embassy in Havana will resume full immigrant visa processing beginning on January 4, 2023, to include immediate relative, family preference, diversity visa, and K fiancé(e) visa categories. This increase is part... Read More
CRS, June 22, 2022 "This report begins by explaining the permanent employment-based immigration system, its numerical limits, and its processes. It next describes key employment-based immigration trends, including a brief review of relevant economic... Read More
DOS, Sept. 13, 2021 "As noted in our recent visa services operating status update , the Department of State is committed to sharing the current status of our worldwide visa operations. As part of that effort, we would like to clarify how our embassies... Read More
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/16/2021 "All interested parties are invited to respond to this Request for Public Input by submitting written views and comments on all aspects of the Department of State’s... Read More
State Department, Aug. 30, 2021 "As noted in our recent visa services operating status update , the Department of State is committed to sharing the current status of our worldwide visa operations. As part of that effort, we would like to clarify... Read More
DOS, Apr. 30, 2021 "As noted in our recent visa services operating status update , the Department of State is committed to sharing the current status of our worldwide visa operations. As part of that effort, we would like to provide more details... Read More
"Most prospective immigrant visa applicants qualify for status under the law on the basis of family relationships or employer sponsorship. Entitlement to visa processing in these classes is established ordinarily through approval by Citizenship and... Read More
USCIS Issues Final Rule on Unlawful-Presence Waivers On January 2, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano announced the posting of an eagerly anticipated rule for a process that may allow would-be immigrants with accrued unlawful presence to spend... Read More
Clarification Katherine Brady, Update on INA § 212(h) Defense Strategies, 16 Bender's Immigr. Bull. 1497 (Sept. 15, 2011) On page 1511, Part E (sentence following footnote 88), the article states that for persons subject to the seven-year... Read More