The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a long-standing reputation of suffering from delays, backlogs, and revenue cuts. Once COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, numerous countries, including the US, faced several structural and institutional challenges with regard to immigration. Before the pandemic, US immigration offices were already facing...

 

Over the past several months, DHS has worked with its interagency partners ICE and DOJ’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) to provide employers with updated guidance on acceptable receipts. 

When employees present a receipt showing that...

 

Over the past week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services celebrated Independence Day by welcoming more than 9,400 new citizens in 170 naturalization ceremonies between June 30 and July 7. These ceremonies demonstrate our commitment to welcoming immigrants. We are proud to welcome people from all over the world as our newest U.S. citizens during...

On June 29, 2021, the Department of State extended the validity of National Interest Exceptions (NIE) for travelers subject to restrictions under Presidential Proclamations (PPs) 9984, 9992, 10143, 10199, and similar subsequent PPs related to the spread of COVID-19. Unless otherwise indicated, existing NIEs will be valid for 12 months from the date of...

ગત ૨૭ મેના રોજ વિદેશ પ્રધાને કેટલાક દેશોમાંથી પ્રવાસીઓ માટે રાષ્ટ્રીય હિતમાં નેશનલ ઇન્ટરેસ્ટ એક્સેપ્શન્સ માટેની જાહેરાત કરી છે. કોવીડ-૧૯ને ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને આ નિર્ણય લેવાયો છે. અન્ય નેશનલ ઇન્ટરેસ્ટ ડિટમિનેશન્સ સાથે આ જાહેરનામા હેઠળ પણ છૂટ મળશે, જેમાં ભારત, ચીન, ઇરાન, બ્રાઝીલ, દક્ષિણ આફ્રિકા, યુકે અને આયર્લેન્ડનો સમાવેશ...

Canada is cautiously opening its borders to fully vaccinated travelers starting on July 5, 2021, 11:59 pm EST. Only the eligible travelers who are fully vaccinated are allowed to enter Canada with no quarantine restrictions. This article discuses the updated policy on travel to Canada.

To begin, a Canadian citizen, a Permanent Resident or...

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners and requestors who are responding to certain:

Requests for Evidence;Continuations to...