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DOS Provides Additional Estimated Wait Times for Nonimmigrant Visa Applications
November 8th, 2022
The Department of State (DOS) Visa Appointment Wait Times page was recently updated to include estimated wait times for interview waivers in addition to estimated wait times for interview appointments for multiple categories of nonimmigrant visa appl…
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Worldwide Visa Operations- DOS Update
October 25th, 2022
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced that its worldwide visa operations are quickly recovering from setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic primarily affected DOS visa processing in two ways: DOS processed fewer ap…
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Diversity Visa Lottery Open
October 11th, 2022
The Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program registration period opened at 12:00pm EST on October 5, 2022 and will close at 12:00pm EST on November 8, 2022. Each year, the DV Program offers up to 55,000 immigrant visas to individuals randomly selected f…
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Sivaraman Immigration Team Attends Virtual Luncheon Meeting with Charlie Oppenheim
February 9th, 2022
On February 9, Sivaraman Immigration Law team members attended a virtual luncheon meeting with Charlie Oppenheim, the recently retired Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division of the U.S. Department of State. Hosted by the Federal B…
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Check-in with Charlie Oppenheim October 2021
October 1st, 2021
AILA‘s Department of State (DOS) Liaison Committee checks in each month with Charlie Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at DOS for updates about Visa Bulletin progress. Oppenheim also provides an analysis of current…
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May 2021 Visa Bulletin
April 23rd, 2021
May Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the May 2021 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) available e…
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Categories: Visa Bulletin
April 2021 Visa Bulletin
March 15th, 2021
April Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the April 2021 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) availab…
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Categories: Visa Bulletin
Presidential Proclamation 10014 Revoked
February 26th, 2021
On Wednesday, February 24, President Biden rescinded the Presidential Proclamation 10014. This proclamation nearly stopped all legal immigration to the United States since April 22, 2020. It separated hundreds of thousands of families and severely di…
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Categories: Immigration News
January 2021 Visa Bulletin
January 5th, 2021
January Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the January 2021 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) ava…
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December 2020 Visa Bulletin
November 24th, 2020
December Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the December 2020 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs There are a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) a…
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Categories: Visa Bulletin
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