DOS announces that DV-2023 selectees no longer must submit to the KCC any other required supporting documents for DV-2023 to be eligible for an in-person interview at an embassy or consulate. For the Diversity Visa (DV) program for the fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023), selectees only need to submit to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) the DS-260 immigrant visa application form…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for August 2022. USCIS determined that for August 2022, all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Visa Bulletin and all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart. According to the August 2022 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses…
The diversity visa program allows up to 50,000 lottery winners from many countries a path to permanent residency in the U.S. each year. The program receives about 14 million applications annually. Passport Rule for Diversity Visa Applicants promulgated in 2019, required applicants to possess a valid passport just to enter the lottery for a chance to receive a visa to…
DOS posted the visa bulletin for July 2022. USCIS determined that for July 2022, all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Visa Bulletin and all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart. According to July 2022 visa bulletin, visa numbers will still be current for Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried…
In 2017, USCIS implemented a regulation facilitating an automatic, 180-day extension of EADs for certain categories of EAD holders, which took effect with the provision that the individual filed a timely request for EAD extension. The increased challenges faced by USCIS due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive backlog and a 180-day extension was no longer sufficient to solve…
