Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We kick off the start of a brand-new week with new immigration updates. Texas Judge Blocks Bidens’ 100-day pause on deportations First, let’s discuss some legal challenges the Biden administration is facing. Just last week, a federal judge from the state of Texas issued a nationwide…
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Breaking Immigration Updates: Biden Rumored to Rescind Proclamations 10014 and 10052
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this post we bring you some breaking news about what you can expect to see from the Biden administration with respect to immigration in the coming days. Tomorrow January 29th President Biden is expected to issue several important executive orders and memorandums aimed at reversing…
President Biden Signs Proclamation Revoking Trump Era Muslim Ban – including Executive Order 13780, and Proclamations 9645, 9723, and 9983
President Biden has been hard at work during his first days in office, releasing a flurry of Proclamations and Executive Actions on immigration, that reverse many of the controversial policies passed by former President Donald Trump. Due to the volume of Proclamations being signed, our office will break down each…
The Start of a New Era: Biden Administration Sends Bill to Congress Opening Pathway to Citizenship for Undocumented
The nation awoke with a new President of the United States, and although President Joe Biden has been in office for less than one day, his administration is already planning sweeping immigration reforms and policy changes that will unfold throughout the coming months. This is just the start of President…
This Week in Immigration: USCIS Cancels Appointments on January 19-20, Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Program, and the Presidential Inauguration
Happy Monday! Welcome back to Visalawyerblog. We start off the week with some interesting immigration updates. USCIS Updates – ASC and Interview Appointments Scheduled on January 19th and 20th will be Rescheduled In anticipation of the Presidential inauguration on January 20, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…
Success Story: Expediting a K-1 Visa Interview at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai, India
Happy Friday! Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this blog post, we bring you a recent success story and share with you how our office was able to expedite our client’s fiancé visa to help him reunite with his U.S. Citizen fiancé, despite the suspension of routine visa services at the…
USCIS Updates: I-90 Receipt Notices to Extend LPR Validity beginning January, Current Processing Time for Employment Based EADs
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this blog post, we provide you with the most recent immigration updates from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). New Process to Extend Validity of Green Cards (Pending I-90’s) On January 12, 2021 USCIS announced a new policy that will discontinue the agency’s…
Important Updates: USCIS Lockboxes Experiencing Delays Issuing Receipt Notices
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We kick off the start of the week with some important updates. For the past few months, our followers have raised concerns regarding substantial delays they have been experiencing waiting for their receipt notices to arrive in the mail for applications and petitions filed at USCIS…
USCIS Announces Final Rule Abandoning H-1B Lottery System For New Wage Ranking Selection Process
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In today’s post, we discuss a newly released final rule announced by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 7, 2021. The new rule entitled “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions,” will modify the H-1B cap selection…
DOS Publishes Announcement Regarding Extension of P.P. 10014 and 10052
Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! On behalf of our Law Office we wish you and your families a very Happy New Year. We are hopeful that the new year will bring more positive developments and new possibilities for immigrants around the world with the upcoming change in administration. In today’s blog…