અમેરિકાના નાગરિક સાથે સગાઈ અથવા લગ્ન કરીને તમે અમેરિકાના કાયમી નિવાસી બનવા માગતા હો ત્યારે તમારી કાયમી નિવાસી સ્ટેટસ સામેની શરતોને દૂર કરવા માટે ફોર્મ ભરીને અરજી કરવાની હોય છે. સગાઈ કરીને લગ્ન કરવાના ઈરાદા સાથે અથવા લગ્ન કરીને તમે શરતોને આધિન કાયમી નિવાસી સ્ટેટસ મેળવો છો તે...

અમેરિકામાં પ્રવેશ કરનારની કસ્ટમ્સ એન્ડ બોર્ડર પ્રોટેક્શન (CBP)ના એજન્ટ દ્વારા તપાસ થાય છે. તપાસ બાદ બે બાબતો તે કરે છે:

1. તમારા પાસપોર્ટ પર એડમિશન ડેટનો સ્ટેમ્પ મારે છે, અને કયા વર્ગમાં (B-2 પર્યટક, ESTA હોય તો WT અથવા H-1B વગેરે) પ્રવેશ મળ્યો છે તેનો સ્ટેમ્પ મારે છે..

2. CBPના ડૅટાબેઝમાં તમને પ્રવેશ આપ્યાની નોંધ કરે...

With the recent announcement made by the Biden Administration regarding a more stringent international air travel policy, which becomes effective beginning on November 8th, people have more questions than ever about COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements for international travel. The more stringent international travel policy requires foreign national travelers making their way to the...

Two years into dealing with Covid-19, the world is still trying to cope with the ever-changing numbers of the pandemic. A large group of people heavily impacted by the constant changes in regulations is the immigrants and those who look forward to it. The travel restrictions such as vaccination, PCR tests, and quarantine are...

Responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Department of State declared the cessation of standard visa services and essentially a travel ban at US embassies around the world in March 2020. At the time, diplomatic services were restricted to U.S. residents and foreign nationals who had to fly quickly for an essential reason.

On...

On October 15th, a Twitter announcement by the White House stated that beginning November 8th, the United States will implement a new travel policy. Accordingly, foreign nationals will be permitted entry to the United States, provided only that they have been fully vaccinated. Moreover, there will be very limited exceptions to these...

Beginning Aug. 12, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is temporarily extending the validity period for Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, from two years to now four years due to COVID-19-related delays in processing.

USCIS may consider a completed Form I-693 as valid if:

• The civil surgeon’s signature is dated no...

On July 9th, 2021, there was a meeting between AILA and the Department of State (DOS) Liaison Committee about visa backlogs and delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the takeaways from the AILA meeting about the DOS backlog and delays. The Immigration and Nationality Lawyers at the NPZ Law Group Continue...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will offer limited time filing flexibilities to provide relief to certain applicants and petitioners impacted by delays at a USCIS lockbox. These flexibilities only apply to benefit requests submitted to a USCIS lockbox and not to a USCIS service center or field office.

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As a result of COVID-19 restrictions,...