by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Supreme Court has denied the Department of Justice’s Motion for Rehearing in U.S. v. Texas without comment. The DOJ sought a rehearing of the decision because the Supreme Court had issued a split, 4-4, decision, and the the Department wanted a panel of nine...
by admin | Sep 27, 2016 | General News
USCIS has announced that there are more immigrant visas available for FY-2017 than known visa applicants, therefore, instead of using the “Final Action Dates” chart in the October 2016 Department of State Visa Bulletin, adjustment of status applicants may use the...
by admin | Sep 21, 2016 | General News
The Department of State just announced that the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program 2018 (DV 2018) registration period will begin at 12 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT–4), Tuesday, October 4, 2016, and end at 12 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT–5), Monday,...
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | General News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its October 2016 Visa Bulletin for Fiscal Year 2017. With the October 2017 Visa Bulletin, some categories returned to their “current status.” EB-1 (Priority Workers) is current worldwide as predicted. EB-2 (Professions Holding...
by admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigration News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs temporary stay in the U.S. so that they may start or scale their businesses here. Under this proposed rule, DHS may parole, on a...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its final September 2016 Visa Bulletin for Fiscal Year 2016. Fiscal Year 2017 begins with the October 2017 Visa Bulletin where some categories will return to their “current status.” For the September 2016 Visa Bulletin, as...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | General News, Immigration News, Non-Immigrant Visas
According to the new FAM provision (9 FAM 403.11-3) updated by the U.S. Department of State, consular officers shall prudentially revoke nonimmigrant visas for DUI arrests, as driving under the influence is indicative of a possible physical or mental disorder with...
by admin | Jul 21, 2016 | General News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), announced a new reporting system for B-1/B-2 visitors from the People’s Republic of China (China). This new online reporting system is called the Electronic Visa Update System (“EVUS”). EVUS will...
by admin | Jul 15, 2016 | General News
AUGUST 2016 VISA BULLETIN RELEASED The Department of State (DOS) has issued its August 2016 Visa Bulletin imposing cutoff dates for India and China for the EB-1 (Priority Workers) and EB-2-Worldwide categories (Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of...
by admin | Jul 4, 2016 | General News
U.S. v. TEXAS: THE SUPREME COURT RULES THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA’S TWO MAJOR IMMIGRATION INITATIVES SHOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld the ban on implementing President Obama’s two major immigration initiatives. The case, U.S. v. Texas,...
