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02 Apr USCIS International Field Offices Set to Close Early 2020

Posted at 13:21h in Updates, US Embassy In London, USCIS

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The USCIS is set to close its international field offices early next year based information we have received from the USCIS London Field Office. The international field offices are housed outside the US within the US Department of...

01 Apr What to Do When Your Device is Searched at the US Border

Posted at 15:02h in Business Visas, CBP

In our practice we've seen more clients stopped at the US border and had their electronic device, usually a mobile phone, confiscated when being questioned at the border. Frequently, this will involve someone who is perhaps travelling to the US too frequently as a visitor...

21 Feb Inadmissibility Based on a Criminal Record Involving Marijuana

Posted at 10:37h in Criminal Waivers

As laws around the world continue to evolve when it comes to the legality of marijuana use it can be confusing how a criminal conviction related to marijuana might impact an individual’s visa application for the United States. Despite permissive medical, and even recreational, use...

13 Dec US Family Visas: Who Can Sponsor You and How Long Will it Take?

Posted at 10:51h in Immigrant Visas, US Visa

So you have a family member in the United States and you want to move there too? The good news is that family-based immigration can be one of the best ways to secure permanent residency in the U.S. The bad news is that just because...

20 Nov Proposed Pre-Registration Rule for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions

Posted at 17:18h in Updates, US Visa, USCIS

On October 17, 2018, the US Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") released its Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Regulatory Plan which gives the public an overview of anticipated federal regulatory activity and indicates expected timelines but these timelines are not strictly adhered...

12 Sep “Highlights” from the CIS Ombudsman on USCIS’ Policy Updates on RFE and NOIDS

Posted at 11:59h in Business Visas, Nonimmigrant Visas, US Visa

As part of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) commitment to keep immigration lawyers and anyone applying for an immigration benefit on our toes, it has issued several new policy updates this year. This includes a policy memo issued on July 13, 2018, regarding the...

03 Sep The US Department of State Amends FAM Notes for I Media Visas

Posted at 13:18h in Business Visas

[caption id="attachment_2813" align="alignnone" width="243"] US Visa Solutions[/caption] [dropcap style="default, circle, box, book"]R[/dropcap]One of the most common questions our office receives relate to the I Media visa. The Foreign Affairs Manual or "FAM" is the US Department of State's guidebook for consular officers. The FAM note for...

29 Aug USCIS Extends & Expands Suspension of Premium Processing for Some H-1B Petitions to Reduce Delays

Posted at 14:04h in USCIS

The USCIS continues to slow down US visa processing with its most recent announcement regarding the processing of cap-subject H-1B visas. On August 28th, 2018 the USCIS on its website issued a notification that it will extend the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for...

04 Jul Happy 4th of July!!

Posted at 19:02h in Uncategorized

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02 Apr US Dept of State Proposes Collection of Social Media Info on Visa Applications

Posted at 14:26h in Updates

On March 30, 2018, the US Department of State published requests for comments on the Federal Register to collect more information on immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications in the form of "one question which lists multiple social media platforms and requires the applicant to provide any identifiers...