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27 Apr Trump’s Executive Order – It only achieves more chaos

Posted at 18:32h in Business Visas, COVID-19, E-2 Treaty Investor Visas, H-1B Visas, I Media Visas, Immigrant Visas, L-1 Intra-Company Transferee, US Business, USCIS, USCIS

On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order entitled, "Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the US Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak." It seems this executive order is not in direct response to the unprecedented...

22 Apr Trump’s Announcement

Posted at 10:15h in Business Visas, CBP, Coronavirus, COVID-19, E-2 Treaty Investor Visas, H-1B Visas, I Media Visas, Immigrant Visas, L-1 Intra-Company Transferee, Updates, USCIS

It's not the end of US immigration. Instead, immigration will be paused. President Trump announced last night that the issuance of immigrant visas will be halted for a period of 60 days. The announcement does not halt the issuance of temporary work visas. This means that...

02 Apr Update: What our firm can do in light of closures & delays of US consular posts & USCIS offices due to COVID-19

Posted at 11:05h in Coronavirus, Updates, USCIS

What Janice Flynn & Associates can do for you during the COVID-19 pandemic At this time our office can continue to offer our services to prepare visa applications in their entirety ahead of time so that they are ready to be filed immediately once the US...

23 Mar USCIS Field Office Closure on 31 March 2020

Posted at 20:25h in Coronavirus, Family-Based Visas, Immigrant Visas, USCIS

Despite the American Embassy in London temporarily closing for visa processing, the USCIS Field Office, which is housed in the Embassy, is still operating more-or-less as normal. Fortunately, this means that those looking to file an I-130 Petition for a spouse, parent, or child may...

03 Feb Countries Effected by Trump’s Travel Ban Rise to Thirteen

Posted at 10:29h in Immigrant Visas, Updates, US Visa, USCIS, Visitor Visas

On 31 January Donald Trump issued a “Proclamation on Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry”. This was a follow-up to his earlier proclamation issued in 2017 that suspended the entry of certain nationalities into the United States. Although the stated purpose...

04 Dec USCIS Adjusts the Premium Processing Fee

Posted at 11:25h in Business Visas, H-1B Visas, Uncategorized, US Business, US Visa, USCIS

Starting on December 2, 2019, USCIS has raised the Premium Processing fee to $1,440 For most petition-based visas, a Premium Processing fee can be paid on top of the petition fee to ensure the visa petition is reviewed within 15 calendar days. The fee was raised...

15 Aug New DHS Rule Redefining Public Charge Inadmissibility Grounds

Posted at 16:38h in Family-Based Visas, Immigrant Visas, public charge, USCIS

New US Department of Homeland Security Public Charge Rule Published August 14, 2019 If this existed 100 years ago, my Irish grandparents wouldn't have gotten into the US When I was reviewing the new DHS public charge rule today, it brought to mind my grand parents who,...

24 Jul US Visa Basics for HR Managers

Posted at 13:58h in Business Visas, E-2 Treaty Investor Visas, H-1B Visas, L-1 Intra-Company Transferee, Top Tips, US Business, US Visa, USCIS

[caption id="attachment_2486" align="alignright" width="300"] So many directions to choose.[/caption] US Visa Law for Companies At US Visa Solutions we work with many Human Resource departments within small, medium and publicly traded companies to advise on how to maneuver their key staff from one office to a US...

02 Apr USCIS International Field Offices Set to Close Early 2020

Posted at 13:21h in Family-Based Visas, Updates, US Embassy In London, USCIS, USCIS

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 State Embassies and Consulates. The London USCIS Field...

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

Posted at 17:18h in H-1B Visas, Updates, US Business, US Visa, USCIS, 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...