NPZ Immigration Law Blog

 

Em 9 de julho de 2021, houve uma reunião entre a AILA e o Comitê de Ligação do Departamento de Estado (DOS) sobre os acumulos e atrasos de vistos devido à pandemia COVID-19. Aqui estão os resultados da reunião da AILA sobre atrasos e pendências do DOS. Os Advogados de Imigração e Nacionalidade do NPZ Law Group continuam a monitorar os acumulos e atrasos e a trabalhar em estreita colaboração com seus colegas da AILA para buscar soluções para seus clientes a respeito dos mesmos.

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On July 22, USCIS adjusted the addresses for certain applicants filing Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. USCIS have not changed any filing locations but have refined attention lines and ZIP codes to improve internal processes at our lockboxes. This address update affects:
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2021年7月9日、AILA(American Immigration Lawyers Association)と国務省(DOS)連絡委員会の間でCOVID-19によるビザの未処理と遅延についての会議がありました。 ポイントは次の通りです。

・非移民ビザ（NIV）と移民ビザ（IV）の発行状況:
COVID-19前と比較し、NIVの発行は80％減少し、IVの発行は70％減少しました。

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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 to monitor the backlogs and delays and work closely with their colleagues at AILA to seek resolutions for their clients concerning same.

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USCIS announced that it has expanded a previously announced pilot program at the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) for accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for certain applicants applying for premium processing.
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Pursuant to the July 16, 2021 Order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Texas v. United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is enjoined from granting initial DACA requests.
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USCIS announced new policy guidance that eliminates the need for individuals who have applied for a change of status (COS) to F-1 student to apply to change or extend their nonimmigrant status while their initial F-1 COS application is pending.

Under the previous policy, applicants needed to maintain status up to 30 days before the program start date listed on their Form I-20, Certificate for Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status, which required them to file extensions, or an initial COS and subsequent extensions ensuring that they would not have a “gap” in status.
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નેશનલ ઇન્ટરેસ્ટ એક્સેપ્શન્સની વેલિડિટી આ દેશોના પ્રવાસીઓ માટે લંબાવવામાં આવી છે – ભારત, ચીન, ઈરાન, બ્રાઝીલ, દક્ષિણ આફ્રિકા, શેન્જેન એરિયા, યુકે અને આર્યલેન્ડ.
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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 difficulty processing applications in a timely manner. However, once COVID-19 took over, the situation of this government agency went from bad to worse.
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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.
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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 approval and for multiple entries, as long as they are used for the purpose under which they were granted.
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