On 25 Jan, The NVC scheduled the interviews for family-based categories (F4, F3, and F2B) according to Documents Qualified dates from March 2021 to April 2021.
- 25 Jan, 2023
The DOS will move the visa availability dates in Visa Bulletin from June -July 2023 onwards.
- 25 Jan, 2023
The Current waiting time for B1-B2 (Non-Immigrant) visa appointments is 28 months to 30 months in the US Consulate of India.
- 25 Jan, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security today published a Federal Register notice (FRN) designating Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective May 25, 2021, through Nov. 25, 2022. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas previously announced on March 12 that Burma would be designated for TPS.
- May 24, 2021
Even though the US law envisions employment for at least six years, the department of labor and the USCIS regulations limit labor condition applications and petition approvals to no more than 3 years.In response to invitations to the public for comments on improvements to the legal immigration system, Bier said that filing for an extension after 3 years is an “unnecessary and expensive burden.” Bier argued that employers and workers suffer unjust costs and potential delays in the visa extension process and the agencies are burdened with additional reviews of materials that they have already reviewed and approved. “USCIS should replace the 3-year limit on initial H-1B petition approvals with a 6-year limit, and DOL should revert to its earlier regulation allowing a 6-year approval of LCAs,” he wrote.
- May 23, 2021
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 and petitioners...
- May 22, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have published a joint temporary final rule making available an additional 22,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural guest worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2021 to employers who are likely to suffer irreparable harm without these additional workers.
- May 21, 2021
