Nonimmigrant Visas

Anyone who enters the United States, other than U.S. citizens, holds either immigrant or nonimmigrant status.
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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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Are you a diplomat, foreign government official, or someone planning to travel with one of these individuals to the U.S.? If so, you will need to know about and be granted an A category nonimmigrant visa.
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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.
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Pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), representatives of the foreign information media may come to the U.S. as foreign media representatives by obtaining an I nonimmigrant visa.
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According to multiple stories from several news outlets, the United States may begin requiring visitors applying for US Non-immigration Visas to provide their social media history. Pursuant to stories published by Reuters, The New York Times, and BBC, it appears that the Trump Administration would like to add a new social media information collection requirement for individuals applying for a Visa to enter the United States. The requirement would be a full disclosure of all social media identities that the person used within the past five years.
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