ICE announced through the broadcast message that it will extend the guidance originally issued in March 2020 for F and M international students for the 2022-23 academic year. This guidance enables schools and students to engage in distance learning in excess of regulatory limits due to the continuing public health concerns created by COVID-19. There are no changes to the original guidance,…
Now applicants will be able to pay their filing fee and biometrics services fee with a credit card which is issued by the U.S. if they are filing; An application, petition, or request with a USCIS lockbox; or An application, petition, or request with the USCIS service centers. There will not be any additional cost to file by credit card and credit…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for May 2022. Visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent residents and employment-based petitions. This month’s visa bulletin shows the Diversity Immigrant category Rank cut-off number for Europe in May as 27,000 and it will be current in…
USCIS announced that it is extending flexibilities previously announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain agency requests in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility applies if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and July 25, 2022. This includes Requests for Evidence, Notice…
Since 8 Nov 2021, the USA has lifted travel restrictions and is now open for tourism — effectively ending the travel ban for 33 countries, including China, the United Kingdom, and European Union countries. All fully vaccinated foreign travelers and non-immigrant, non-U.S. citizen travelers — regardless of citizenship — can enter the United States, as long as they show proof…
Since 8 Nov 2021, the USA has lifted travel restrictions and is now open for tourism — effectively ending the travel ban for 33 countries, including China, the United Kingdom, and European Union countries. All fully vaccinated foreign travelers and non-immigrant, non-U.S. citizen travelers — regardless of citizenship — can enter the United States, as long as they show proof…
