Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a far-reaching entry ban has been in place for months and in order to still permit certain travelers/visitors to the US, the U.S. authorities have introduced the National Interest Exception (NIE), which allows travel to the U.S. for...

On July 20, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced new policy guidance that eliminates the need for individuals who have applied for a change of status (COS) to F-1 student to apply to change or extend their nonimmigrant status while their initial F-1...

On June 24, the US Chamber of Commerce took a bold step to urge the Biden Administration and Congress to remove the per-country cap limitation on green card applications. This campaign was launched by the Chamber to address the shortage of skilled and professional...

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the monthly visa June 2021 Visa Bulletin which features significant advancement in many employment-based green card categories and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued instructions...

With daily news reports of India’s current COVID crisis worsening, President Biden issued the most recent Presidential Proclamation suspending travel on April 30, 2021. Entitled “A Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants Who Pose a Risk of...

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the monthly visa May 2021 Visa Bulletin which features significant advancement in many employment-based green card categories and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued instructions...