કોરોના ચેપ ફેલાયો તે પછી અમેરિકાના વિદેશ વિભાગે વીઝાની નિયમિત કામગીરી અટકાવી દીધી હતી. માર્ચ ૨૦૨૦થી વિવિધ દેશોમાં આવેલી એમ્બેસીમાં ટ્રાવેલ પ્રતિબંધો લાદવા માટેની પણ જાહેરાત થઈ હતી. તે વખતે માત્ર અમેરિકાના નાગરિકો માટે તેમજ આવશ્યક સેવાઓ માટે જરૂરી હોય તેવી વ્યક્તિઓ માટે જ ડિપ્લોમેટિક કાર્યવાહી ચાલુ રહી હતી.

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As part of our credit card payment pilot program, the Texas Service Center is now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for petitioners filing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, with Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, or when filing Form I-907 to upgrade a pending...

USCIS announced that, effective Oct. 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the civil surgeon can complete an immigration medical examination and sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record.

We are updating our policy guidance in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control...

International students are now and always have been among the Department of State’s highest priorities. The Department recognizes the important contributions these students make to our college and university campuses; the positive impact they have on U.S. communities; and the rich benefits of academic cooperation in increasing cultural understanding, furthering research, knowledge, and...

A permanent resident card, commonly referred to as a “green card,” authorizes a person to remain in the U.S. indefinitely. While it does not come with all of the rights enjoyed by those with full U.S. citizenship status, it still has many benefits and is often sought after. In fact, while numbers of...

All Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, requirements remain in effect for areas affected by natural disasters and other unforeseen circumstances. All employers must continue to complete and retain Form I-9 for all individuals they hire. DHS will continue to monitor the situation and provide updated guidance, as needed.

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Anyone who enters the United States, other than U.S. citizens, holds either immigrant or nonimmigrant status. What do these categorizations mean? We will talk more about what it means to have nonimmigrant status and, conversely, what it means to have immigrant status here.

What is a Nonimmigrant?

Those who enter the U.S. for temporary purposes,...