The online registration period for the annual green card lottery will open tomorrow, Wednesday, October 6, at 12 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and end on Tuesday, November 9 at 12 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST). We recommend registering as soon as possible because the DOS website slows down or freezes due to very heavy traffic towards the end of the registration period.
Read MoreEffective December 1, 2021, citizens and nationals of Croatia will be able to travel to the U.S. for tourism or business for up to 90 days without a U.S. visa.
Read MoreAs part of a greater public outreach effort, the State Department has been hosting discussions about the Visa Bulletin with the Chief of the Visa Control section, Charlie Oppenheim, on the State Department’s YouTube Channel.
Read MoreThe White House announced today that it plans to ease the COVID-19-related travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers from the following countries by early November 2021.
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its October 2021 Visa Bulletin. October 1 marks the start of the new fiscal year so all the immigrant visa categories typically benefit from new visa numbers and most immigrant visa applicants see progress in their place in line for permanent residence.
Read MoreThe Department of Homeland Security has extended Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for nationals of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan from October 4, 2021 to December 31, 2022. This extension is a result of several federal court orders that temporarily prevent DHS from terminating TPS for nationals of these countries.
Read MoreEffective September 4, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immgration Services (USCIS) will issue receipt notices for petitions to remove conditions on permanent residence with a validity period of 24 months beyond the expiry of the conditional green cards.
Read MoreFor employers who continue to operate remotely, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has once again extended the ability of employers to remotely verify a new employee’s identity and employment authorization documents for Form I-9 purposes through December 31, 2021.
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its September 2021 Visa Bulletin. Priority dates for both employment-based and family-based petitions are detailed below.
Read MoreUSCIS selected additional H-1B lottery registrations from the registrations that were not selected in March 2021.
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