On August 12, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals limited a lower court nationwide injunction on the DHS public charge rule only to Vermont, Connecticut, and New York. 
 
As of August 14, 2020, USCIS has not provided updated guidance on the impact of the modified injunction on its Public Charge Injunction page which continues to discuss only the...

President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation on April 22, 2020 suspending visa issuance to certain immigrant categories initially for 60 days, and then extended until December 31, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its impact on the U.S. labor market. This Proclamation does not impact beneficiaries who were present in the...

On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia ruled in Gomez v. Trump that the Department must make good-faith efforts to expeditiously process and adjudicate DV-2020 diversity visa applications by September 30, 2020 notwithstanding Presidential Proclamation 10014. Therefore, DV-2020 applicants may be processed in embassies and consulates where...

The future of U.S. immigration policy and the fate of thousands of H-1B, L-1 and other visa holders rests in the hands of a federal judge. Arguments were heard on a preliminary injunction filed by businesses against the Trump administration’s June 2020 proclamation to suspend the entry of foreign nationals on H-1B, L-1, H-2B...

Secretary Pompeo, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, has temporarily expanded the ability of consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement for individuals applying for a nonimmigrant visa in the same classification. Previously, only those applicants whose nonimmigrant visa expired within 12 months were eligible for an interview waiver. ...

Effective August 28, as it becomes safe to resume more consular operations at each U.S. mission, posts are authorized to give K visa cases high priority. Applicants should check the website of their nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate for updates on what services that post is currently able to offer. The I-129F Petition...

ગત ૨૨ જૂન, ૨૦૨૦ના રોજ પ્રમુખીય વટહુકમ બહાર પડાયો હતો તેની ગાઇડલાઇનને ૧૨ ઓગસ્ટે ગૃહ વિભાગે અપડેટ કરીને બહાર પાડી છે. H, L અને અમુક પ્રકારના J વીઝા પર પ્રતિબંધ મૂકતો આ વટહુકમ જાહેર થયો તેના બે મહિના પછી હવે નવી ગાઇડલાઇન બહાર પાડવામાં આવી છે.

અપડેટેડ ગાઇડલાઇનમાં H-1B, H-4, L-1A, L-1B, L-2, J-1અને J-2...

Release Date: 09/11/202

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 Request Evidence (N-14);Notices of Intent to Deny;Notices...