USCIS held a webinar yesterday to provide more information on President Biden’s recent directive that allows certain residents of Hong Kong to remain in the U.S. until February 5, 2023. Specifically, residents of Hong Kong who have been continuously present in the United States since August 5, 2021, will be eligible for work and travel permission under the agency’s Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program until February 5, 2023.
Read MoreEffective November 8, 2021, all foreign nationals traveling to the United States by air will be required to show proof of full vaccination prior to boarding the airplane. Very limited exceptions will apply. Any vaccine that is FDA approved or authorized, as well as vaccines with an emergency use listing from the World Health Organization, will be accepted. More information on the different types of acceptable vaccines is available here.
Read MoreThe White House has announced that the COVID-19-related travel restrictions on travelers from Brazil, China, India, Iran, Ireland, the Schengen Area, South Africa, and the UK will lift on November 8, 2021, for fully vaccinated travelers.
Read MoreThe Department of State (DOS) has issued its November 2021 Visa Bulletin. Unfortunately, the big news for the November 2021 Visa Bulletin is that priority dates for EB-3 India and China have retrogressed significantly. EB-2 categories continue to have modest forward movement, while family-based priority dates remain the same as last month.
Read MoreThe 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.
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