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Your Guide to the February 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

It is that time of the month again! In this blog post, we will cover the release of the February Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the month of February 2022. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly…

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What’s Happening in Immigration: Diversity Visa Reassignment Procedures for Kabul and Baghdad

We are happy for you to join us today. In this blog post we share some new updates in the world of immigration law for Diversity Visa Program selectees. The Department of State has just released important procedures for Diversity Visa Applicants selected in the 2022 DV program with cases…

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What’s New in Immigration? President Biden Revokes Proclamation 10315 Lifting Travel Ban from African Countries

While the global Coronavirus pandemic rages on, the government is taking careful steps to manage the ongoing health crisis while also opening the country to fully vaccinated international travelers. Last week, President Biden made the decision to rescind Presidential Proclamation 10315, an order that previously suspended and restricted the entry…

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DOS Proposed Rule to Raise Several Consular Service Fees including E Visas, B1/B2, J-1 Waivers, BCC, and More

It’s the start of a brand-new year! On behalf of the Law Offices of Jacob J. Sapochnick we would like to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year. It has been a challenging time in the world of immigration law but we at the Law Office…

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USCIS Announces Continued Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests Through March 26, 2022

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! In this post, we share with you an exciting new update from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that will provide relief to those who have received a Request for Evidence, Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID), or such similar request. USCIS RFE/NOID Flexibility…

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Your Guide to the January 2022 Visa Bulletin, What to Expect, and More!

It is that time of the month again! In this blog post, we will cover the release of the January Visa Bulletin 2022 and what you can expect for employment based and family preference categories during the month of January 2022. The Department of State releases the visa bulletin on a monthly basis,…

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New Temporary Rule: Waiver of Personal Appearance and In-Person Oath Requirement for Certain Immigrant Visa Applicants Due to COVID-19

Breaking news! The Department of State has published a final rule in the Federal Register announcing a new temporary final rule that grants consular officers flexibility to waive the personal appearance of certain “replacement” immigrant visa applicants who were approved for an immigrant visa in the same classification and on…

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The Latest on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, AILA Urges USCIS to Hold EB-5 RC Petitions in Abeyance

The bad news continues for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program. As our readers will know, the EB-5 Regional Center program has been in a period of lapse following Congressional failure to reauthorize the program after its expiration at midnight on June 30, 2021. Such reauthorization was expected to…

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BREAKING: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Announces New COVID-19 Testing Requirements for International Air Travelers

We kick off the start of a brand-new week with some breaking news. On Tuesday, December 2, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its international travel guidance to require all air passengers, regardless of vaccination status, to show a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 1…

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President Biden Signs New Travel Ban Proclamation Amid Omicron Variant Impacting 8 Countries

Welcome back to Visalawyerblog! We hope that you had a restful Thanksgiving holiday break with your friends and family members. In this blog post, we share with you some unfortunate new developments relating to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic that will restrict the entry of foreign nationals from certain countries to…