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Welcome back to Visalawerblog! We hope you had a relaxing thanksgiving weekend. In this blog post we share an important update for K visa applicants impacted by the Coronavirus proclamations. The Department of State recently issued a statement explaining how the agency will comply with a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge in the […]

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The Coronavirus pandemic has created new obstacles and challenges for immigrants applying for visas at U.S. Consulates and Embassies worldwide. Since the Department of State first announced the phased resumption of routine visa services on July 14, 2020, applicants were thrown into a state of chaos and confusion. Global conditions have only moderately improved in […]

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At the American Immigration Lawyers Association Conference today, we heard updates about the increased H1B visa RFE’s and rate of denials. As the practice of H1B filings will continue to become more complex, it is important to know how to file and document H1B cases in specific occupations to increase the approval chances. Attorney Ekaterina […]

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We are pleased to report that the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has published the June 2026 Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. Adjustment of Status Chart For adjustment of status filings to permanent residence in the month of June, […]

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The White House is reviewing a proposed federal rule (RIN: 1653-AA95) that could change how international students maintain legal status in the United States. The proposal, submitted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would replace the long-standing “duration of status” framework with fixed-term limits for student visas. If finalized, the rule would affect students […]

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The Trump administration has quietly reversed a policy that threatened the jobs and immigration status of thousands of foreign doctors working in the United States. Doctors from countries impacted by the administration’s expanded travel ban will once again be allowed to continue processing visa applications, work permits, and green card cases. Earlier this year, the […]

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The Trump administration has introduced a new visa screening policy at consulate interviews that could make it harder for people with potential asylum claims to enter the United States. According to the Washington Post, consular officers are now directed to ask nonimmigrant visa applicants whether they have been persecuted in their home country, or fear […]

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USCIS is expected to pause or delay adjudication of certain immigration benefit requests that require fingerprint-based background checks following the agency’s implementation of a new enhanced FBI security vetting process. The new process became effective on April 27, 2026. According to reports, USCIS officers have been directed to submit pending applications for enhanced FBI background […]

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For years, DACA gave hundreds of thousands of young immigrants a fragile kind of security: permission to work, build lives, and avoid deportation — at least temporarily. That security just got weaker. On April 24, 2026, the Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals issued a new precedent decision saying that DACA status alone is not […]

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According to a recent New York Times article, the Justice Department is reportedly preparing to expand efforts to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans, identifying 384 people whose citizenship it may try to revoke. These cases may be assigned to prosecutors across 39 U.S. attorney’s offices, which could mean a sharp increase in denaturalization cases. What’s […]