To All Our Clients- Speak to Us Before You Travel Outside the U.S.
Dear Client, We have had a number of clients with travel issues come up- many have been unfortunately caught up in either a country ban or a visa ban. Or[…]
Category: News Updates
June 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The June 2021 Visa Bulletin was released earlier this morning and we are happy to report that we once again saw steady to significant forward movement in most categories, particularly[…]
USCIS Holds Public Meeting On International Entrepreneur Rule (The ‘Startup Visa’ Alternative)
This morning, DHS and USCIS held its first public engagement on the International Entrepreneur Rule. It has been exciting to see this program lift from idea to an actual program![…]
The International Entrepreneur Rule Lives!
I am so thrilled to let all my clients, readers, listeners and viewers know that the Biden administration has withdrawn Trump’s attempt to remove the International Entrepreneur Rule! This morning,[…]
USCIS Confirms it will Suspend Biometrics for H-4, L-2, and other Categories
USCIS announced today that, beginning May 17, 2021, they will suspend biometrics requirements for H-4, L-2, and certain E nonimmigrant categories, as the agency works to reduce the unprecedented backlog[…]
A Prayer for India & A Message to Our Clients
To all our clients, readers, viewers, listeners, colleagues, and friends: Watson Immigration Law has served the South Asian community since 2009. Many of our clients, friends, and colleagues are either[…]
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Deference to Previous Decisions
Finally some great news that immigration practitioners everywhere, particularly those focused on business immigration, were hoping for. USCIS announced this morning their reversion back to their prior policy on deference,[…]
May 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The May 2021 Visa Bulletin was released this afternoon. Once again we saw steady movement in most categories, and EB1 India and EB1 China continue to remain current. USCIS has[…]
Presidential Proclamation 10052 Expiration
Presidential Proclamation 10052 (Trump’s visa ban targeting employment-based immigration from June 2020, which prevented the entry into the U.S. of certain H-1B, H-2B, J, and L visa holders) finally expired[…]
Re-Designation Allows Additional Eligible Syrians to Apply
Copied from USCIS: WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security today published a Federal Register notice (FRN) extending and re-designating Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective March 31,[…]