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Contacting the National Visa Center
On June 1, 2020, National Visa Center will no longer accept or respond to inquiries through mail. National Visa Center has modernized the way we pre-process visa applications. This has allowed NVC to streamline services to case parties and to U.S. Embassies and...
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Presidential Proclamation
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Presidential Proclamation: AILA Doc. No. 20050440 1. When did the proclamation become effective, and when will it be terminated? The proclamation became effective on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM (ET). By its terms,...
Notice to Appear
In a decision dated May 30, 2019, an immigration judge terminated removal proceedings on the basis that the Notice to Appear (Form I-862) served on the respondent was defective. DHS appealed from that decision, and the BIA requested and received supplemental briefs...
Temporary Policy Changes for Certain Medical Graduates
USCIS issued a policy memo to introduce temporary policy changes regarding the full-time work requirement for H-1B foreign medical graduates who have received a waiver of the two-year foreign residence requirement under section 212(e) of the INA through the practice...
Public Charge Rule and Covid-19
1. Will getting tested, treatment or preventative care for COVID-19 impact my client's immigration application under the public charge rule? On March 13, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will not consider “testing,...
Extension of Border Restrictions
DHS announced that “Non-essential travel will not be permitted until this administration is convinced that doing so is safe and secure.” Advance copies of the notifications of temporary travel restrictions applicable to land ports of entry and ferries service note...
Naturalization – Continuous Residence and Physical Presence
Continuous Residence and Physical Presence Requirements for Naturalization Continuous Residence Naturalization applicants must show either continuous residence in the U.S. for five years or continuous residence in the U.S. for three years, for qualified spouses...
National Interest Exemptions for Certain Professional Athletes and their Essential Staff and Dependents
On May 22, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Wolf signed an order exempting certain foreign professional athletes who compete in professional sporting events organized by certain leagues from Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, 9993, and 9996....
DACA and Supreme Court
What is DACA? DACA was announced by former President Barack Obama on June 15, 2012 and implemented by then Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. The policy has enabled people who came to the United States before the age of 16 to apply for “deferred action,”...
U.S. Supreme Court DACA Decision
U.S. Supreme Court DACA Decision In September 2017, U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, concluded that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was illegal. In a letter, he advised the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind Deferred Action...
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