September 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The September 2020 Visa Bulletin was released yesterday. Nothing major to report this month as they was very little (if any) movement in most categories. However, this is not entirely[…]
Breaking: I-944 Public Charge Forms- On Again
In this on-again, off-again legal battle regarding ‘public charge’, we’re in the on-again state of affairs I’m afraid. Today, the federal court in the Second circuit lifted the nationwide injunction[…]
DOS updates National Interest Exceptions on Various Visa Bans
Copied from the Department of State website: National Interest Exceptions to Presidential Proclamations (10014 & 10052) Suspending the Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Presenting a Risk to the United States[…]
Public Charge Update: No I-944 Required for Green Card Applications
A New York federal judge imposed an injunction on the public charge rule yesterday. As a result, USCIS has updated its website confirming that adjudications will revert back to old[…]
Breaking: USCIS Fee Increase Set to Take Effect on October 2, 2020
USCIS published final rules for fee increases today. It will be published officially in the Federal Register on Monday, August 3rd and will take effect 60 days later (October 2, 2020). It[…]
August 2020 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The August 2020 Visa Bulletin was recently released. EB1 India has continued to see significant movement each month for the past 3 months, providing much needed relief in a severely[…]
BREAKING: Trump Administration Drops Pandemic Student Visa Policy
In a surprising move, today the Trump Administration pulled back on its previously issued student visa policy, which would have prevented foreign students from remaining in the U.S. to complete[…]
Student visas: In-person classes or face deportation
Covid19 has given the administration the perfect vehicle for dismantling our immigration system one visa category at a time. The latest casualty, in quick succession to the previous one (see[…]
July Newsletter from Watson Immigration Law
Dear Readers, We hope you are staying safe wherever you are in the world. The below newsletter was sent over the last weekend. But since then, the administration has put[…]
USCIS Fee Increase- Here Is What The Increased Fees List Will Look Like
Many of you may remember one of our previous blog posts on USCIS proposed fee increase last year- well, it is time to pay attention again. USCIS is likely to[…]