November 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The November 2021 Visa Bulletin was released late last week. The only major point of emphasis in this month’s visa bulletin is that EB3 India and EB3 China have seen[…]
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Secretary Mayorkas to Allow Fully Vaccinated Travelers from Canada and Mexico to Enter U.S. at Land Borders and Ferry Crossings
Copied from DHS (source linked here): Release Date: October 12, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that, following guidance from the Centers for Disease[…]
DHS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on DACA
Please find DHS’s new proposed public rule on DACA, published on September 28, linked here. This proposed rule has a comment period open for 60 days and you are able[…]
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
Copied from USCIS: In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners and[…]
Afghan Parolees are Required to Report Vaccination Status
Copied from USCIS: If you are an Afghan parolee who received the Afghan Parole Information sheet from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon arrival to the United States, your[…]
Reminder: COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Immigrant Medical Examinations
Reminder: USCIS announced that, effective October 1, 2021, applicants obtaining their medical exams for greencard applications will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the designated civil surgeon can complete[…]
October 2021 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The October 2021 Visa Bulletin was released yesterday and I do not recall a more anticipated yet simultaneously anticlimactic and disappointing visa bulletin in recent memory. After months of significant[…]
: USCIS Extends Evidence of Status for Conditional Permanent Residents to 24 Months with Pending Form I-751 or Form I-829
Copied from USCIS: Starting Sept. 4, 2021, USCIS is extending the time that receipt notices can be used to show evidence of status from 18 months to 24 months for[…]
Questions for the Proposed DHS Public Charge Rule
DHS is looking for feedback from the public. professionals, agencies/organizations, and government on its proposed public charge rule. Full text to the rule is available here. Please note that this[…]
DHS Seeks Public Comment on Public Charge Rulemaking
Copied from USCIS: WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking data and information from the public that DHS intends to use to develop a public charge regulatory proposal. The[…]