The U.S. Department of State suspended routine visa services worldwide in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, U.S. Embassies and Consulates began a phased resumption of routine visa services but is unable to provide a specific date for when each...

Nonimmigrants welcomed the news on December 1, 2020, in Chamber of Commerce, et al., v. DHS, et al., wherein the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California overturned the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) and Department of Labor's (DOL) interim...

According to the Visa Bulletin's "Dates for Filing" for December month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on November 23, 2020, that it will accept all employment-based Forms I-485,Applications to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hasannouncedthat it will honor the State Department's Dates for Filing chart for adjustment of status filings in November. To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in November,...

The U.S. Department of State has announced the per-country priority date cut-offs for the October 2020 Visa Bulletin permitting many nonimmigrant visa holders to file for adjustment of status only for the month of October 2020. While this may be extended into the...

The next election is just around the corner, and the White House budget office is reviewing a fast-track regulation that would narrow the definition of a 'Specialty Occupation' eligible for a skilled-worker visa under the H-1B program. The Trump Administration...