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January Visa Bulletin Published

December 14th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
The January 2018 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the January Visa Bulletin here. The visa bulletin is published monthly, usually about 2 weeks in advance of the next month. The dates listed in the bulletin are cu… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News, Visa Bulletin

New E-Visa Scheduling System

December 11th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
On December 5, 2017, the U.S. Consulate General in Canada implemented a new appointment scheduling system for E-visas. The following is the excerpt of the Consulate’s announcement: “[The implementation of the new system] will allow us to rece… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

Visa Processing Delays

December 8th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
The American Immigration Lawyers Association(AILA) released a practice alert (AILA Doc. No. 17120635), noting that visa applicants are experiencing visa processing delays at consular posts around the world. The delays are caused by technical issues i… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

New DOS Links

December 7th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has recently updated its U.S. Visa website and revised links to several DOS webpages. Here is a list of updated links. U.S. Visa website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas.html Visa Bulletin: https… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

District Court Vacates Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule

December 5th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
On December 1, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion to vacate the delay of the start date of the International Entrepreneur Rule(IER). This rule was set to take effect on July 17, 2017. It would have allowed… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

Administrative Processing

December 4th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
It is not uncommon that applicants at United States consular posts encounter a situation in which they are told that their visa application will be held for administrative processing. The reason for administrative processing is usually not clear, and… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

DOS's Charlie Oppenheim Weighs in on December Visa Bulletin

November 28th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
Every month, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the Department of State, Charlie Oppenheim, talks with the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association about the visa bulletin. AILA publishes the interview monthly (AILA Doc. N… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News, Visa Bulletin

December 2017 Visa Bulletin Published

November 15th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
The December 2017 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the December Visa Bulletin here. The visa bulletin is published monthly, usually about 2 weeks in advance of the next month. The dates listed in the bulletin are… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

Employment-Based Green Card Interviews

November 14th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
Effective October 1, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began to schedule interviews for Green Card applicants based on employment. Previously, applicants in this category did not require an in-person interview in order for their applica… Read More
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Categories: Employment-Based AOS, Immigration News

Updated Processing Times

November 8th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Crews
Below are linked to the updated processing times for each service center. California Service Center (CSC) as of 9/30/17 Nebraska Service Center (NSC) as of 9/30/17 Texas Service Center (TSC) as of 9/30/17 Vermont Service Center (VSC) as of 9/30/17 Po… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News
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