Immigration
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11.07.19
Trump’s immigrant health insurance proclamation blocked by...
On October 30, 2019, a federal court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deny immigrant visas on health insurance grounds.
Category Immigration
11.01.19
Premium processing fee increase
Effective December 2, 2019, USCIS will increase the premium processing fee on nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions.
Category Immigration
10.30.19
Bilateral deal between El Salvador and U.S. will extend...
On October 28, 2019, DHS announced a bilateral deal between El Salvador and the U.S. that will extend El Salvador’s TPS designation, but may also represent the Trump administration’s final push to end TPS for El Salvador.
Category Immigration
10.30.19
Global Entry: How to get it and keep it for faster entry into...
Global Entry provides “low-risk” international travelers fast-tracked admission to the United States saving hours in travel time, but membership can be difficult to secure and maintain with little recourse to review a denial or revocation decision.
Category Immigration
10.22.19
STEM OPT site visits: What to expect and how to prepare
DHS is now conducting site visits to employer locations where STEM OPT students are employed. Are you ready?
Category Immigration
10.10.19
Trump proclamation will suspend entry of uninsured immigrants
Effective November 3, 2019, individuals applying for an immigrant visa abroad will be required to demonstrate they will be covered by approved health insurance, or have the financial resources to pay for health care costs in the U.S.
Category Immigration
09.26.19
Diversity Green Card Lottery (DV-2021)
Each year, 50,000 immigrant visas are made available through a Diversity Visa Lottery to people who are natives of countries (typically, a person’s country of birth) with low rates of immigration to the United States. Entries for this year’s Diversity Visa Lottery, for fiscal year 2021, must be submitted electronically between noon EDT, Wednesday, October 2, 2019, and noon EST, Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
Category Immigration
09.23.19
TPS Syria re-registration period now open
Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Syria’s designation must re-register between September 23, 2019 and November 22, 2019.
Category Immigration
