by admin | Oct 13, 2015 | Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery, General News, Immigrant Visas
What is the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery? The United States makes 50,000 green card numbers available annually through random selection and is open to foreign nationals of countries that historically have had low rates of immigration to the United States. Individuals...
by admin | Oct 13, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
On September 25, 2015, the Department of State issued a revised Visa Bulletin for October 2015. The new revision rolls back the cutoff dates for eligibility to file for adjustment of status or an immigrant visa. Specifically, the new Visa Bulletin rolls back...
by admin | Sep 16, 2015 | General News, L-1
We have noticed a recent change in the annotation on L-1 visa stamps issued by the U.S. Department of State. Previously, all L-1 visa stamps including L-1A, L-1B and L Blanket included an annotation that said: “must present Approved I-797 or I-129S at POE”. However,...
by admin | Sep 11, 2015 | General News
On September 9, 2015, the Department of State and USCIS announced changes to the Visa Bulletin to allow individuals who are waiting for a family-based or employment-based immigrant visa to become available, to begin their immigrant visa paperwork or apply for...
by admin | Sep 8, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
Congratulations! Your green card has been approved and you received an electronic alert from USCIS: On August 20, 2015, we registered your permanent resident status and mailed you a Welcome Notice for Receipt Number LIN1234567890. Please follow the instructions...