On June 8, 2023, USCIS released comprehensive guidance on the exchange visitor classification (J-1) in the Policy Manual. USCIS is currently in the process of updating this guidance to provide further clarification regarding how they assess whether a benefit requestor has fulfilled the two-year foreign residence requirement. This updated guidance, found in Volume 2 of the Policy Manual, is immediately…
In 2021 the Biden- Harris Administration announced COVID-19 vaccination requirements to promote the health and safety of individuals and the efficiency of workplaces, protecting vital sectors of our economy and vulnerable populations. Since January 2021, COVID-19 deaths have declined by %95, and hospitalizations are down nearly %91. Globally, COVID-19 deaths are at their lowest levels since the start of the…
Starting June 12, 2022, CDC will no longer require air passengers traveling from a foreign country to the United States to provide a negative COVID-19 viral test or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before they board their flight. This means all air passengers, regardless of citizenship or vaccination status, are no longer required to show a negative viral COVID-19 test…
