8/03/20 Background Today USCIS published a final rule that significantly increases certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. The rule, which will be effective October 2, 2020, also removes certain fee exemptions, changes fee waiver requirements, alters premium processing time limits, and modifies intercountry adoption processing. Any...
HEADLINES DHS to Raise Fees Significantly for Many Immigration Benefits - Today DHS published final rule which will apply to cases filed with USCIS on or after October 2, 2020. The rule will significantly increase many immigration fees charged by USCIS, and reduce some...
HEADLINES: JULY 27, 2020 1. SEVP Issues 'Clarifying' Q&A for Foreign Students re Online-Only Coursework Visa Ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) released new guidance dated July 24, 2020, in the form of "clarifying" questions and answers regarding the Trump administration's...
HEADLINES: JULY 20, 2020 Headlines: Trump Administration Agrees to Rescind New Foreign Student Online-Only Ban - The Trump administration agreed to rescind its new policy to bar nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students taking only online classes for the fall 2020 semester from entering into or remaining...
This Department of State Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during August 2020. <-- Back to News Updates...
On June 22, 2020 a Presidential Proclamation was issued which suspended the entry of certain nonimmigrants to the U.S. and extended the suspension of new immigrant visas issued abroad. Specifically, the Proclamation suspended the entry of individuals outside the U.S. without a valid visa or...
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program Announces Changes to Online Education Policy for Foreign Students As many U.S. schools and universities are struggling to determine how to safely and effectively educate students in light of the global pandemic, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced changes...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued furlough notices to 13,700 of its 20,000 employees, potentially putting as much as 73% of USCIS staff our of work temporarily. The furlough will go into effect on August 3, 2020 unless Congress and the President take...
Today President Trump issued an Executive Order "Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak" WHEN DOES THE ORDER TAKE EFFECT? The Order will become effective on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 12:01 Eastern Daylight Time. HOW LONG WILL THE...
Today President Trump issued an Executive Order Suspending Entry of Certain Students and Researchers from the Peoples Republic of China. The Proclamation indicates that the restriction is designed to prevent "China's acquisition of sensitive U.S. technologies and intellectual property to modernize its military, which is...
