The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new fee schedule for the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that will take effect on 2 October 2020. According to the official USCIS announcement, the new fee schedule is “necessary to efficiently and fairly...
In a massive turnaround, the US Citizenship & Immigration Services canceled the furlough of 13,000 of its staff. The US Citizenship & Immigration Services ("USCIS"), the agency responsible for issuing US visa and nationality benefits, has had recent financial troubles that lead the threat of forced...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
[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...