On Oct 1st, 2020, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s June 2020 proclamation that suspended the entry of foreign nationals on H-1B, L-1, H-2B and most J-1 temporary visas. The judge noted a “significant mismatch of facts regarding the unemployment caused by the proliferation of the pandemic and the...

The DHS announced it will publish a notice of proposed rule making that would increase the integrity of the nation’s lawful immigration system, make it easier to hold immigrant sponsors accountable for failing to meet the obligations of contracts they sign with the federal government, and align agency policy in accordance with the May...

Em 29 de setembro de 2020, um tribunal do Distrito Federal emitiu uma liminar nacional, impedindo os Serviços de Cidadania e Imigração dos EUA (USCIS) de implementar uma regra para aumentar significativamente as taxas de registro de imigração. A regra final estava programada para entrar em vigor na sexta-feira, 2 de outubro.

A decisão judicial...

 

The court ordered DOS to reserve 9,095 of the approximately 40,000 unused diversity visa numbers for future processing of both the named plaintiffs’ and class-members’ diversity visa applications, pending final adjudication of the matter. 

Highlights from the Decision: 

 In a Memorandum Opinion and Order issued on September...

The 2022 Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2022) will commence at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 7th, 2020, and will close at noon, EDT, Tuesday, November 10th, 2020. Applicants must submit entries electronically during this registration period using the electronic DV entry form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Paper entries will not be accepted....

On September 29, 2020, A federal district court issued a nationwide injunction, blocking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing a rule to significantly increase immigration filing fees. The final rule had been scheduled to take into effect Friday, Oct. 2.

The court decision said that that the plaintiffs had raised “serious questions”...

O Departamento de Estado dos EUA divulgou o Boletim de Vistos de outubro de 2020 (seu primeiro boletim de visto para o Ano Fiscal 2021). Este Boletim visa mostra a lista de espera para pessoas que adquirem Green Cards em duas categorias. A categoria baseada no emprego e a categoria com base familiar. Aqui...

The US Department of State released the October 2020 Visa Bulletin (its first visa bulletin for the Fiscal Year 2021). This Visa Bulletin shows backlogs for people acquiring green cards in two categories. These include the employment-based category and the family category. Here are the key takeaways about the employment category in this...

 

Em 12 de agosto de 2020, o Departamento de Estado dos EUA declarou exceções ao visto de Interesse Nacional na Proclamação Presidencial 10052, (a Proibição de Viagens dos EUA), devido ao COVID-19. Como resultado, as pessoas podem viajar desde que esteja determinado o interesse nacional do país. 

O que...

કોરોનાને કારણે પ્રેસિડેન્શિયલ પ્રોક્લમેશન ૧૦૦૫૨ જાહેર કરીને અમેરિકામાં પ્રવાસ પર પ્રતિબંધો મૂકાયા હતા, તેમાં કેટલાક અપવાદોની જાહેરાત ૧૨ ઓગસ્ટના રોજ કરવામાં આવી હતી. રાષ્ટ્રીય હિતમાં કેટલાક લોકોને પ્રવાસ માટેની મંજૂરી આપી શકાય છે.

કોરોનાને કારણે ઊભી થયેલી આર્થિક કટોકટીમાં અમેરિકન કામદારોના હિતોને નુકસાન ના થાય તે હેતુ સાથે પ્રમુખીય વટહુકમ ૨૨ જૂન, ૨૦૨૦ના રોજ...