Biden Administration released their first regulatory agenda last week since they took office in Jan 2021. The Regulatory Agenda or Unified is the list of items that the US Federal Govt. publishes twice a year to outline their plans in the next months. These are the prioritized list of the current administration planned actions. There …
Since the US has banned travelers from India due to the presidential proclamation in place, you need to get National Interest Exception(NIE) and travel within 12 months. Some of you may apply for US Visa at a Consulate based on NIE, some of you may already have visa and just apply for NIE to travel. …
As many of you know, US has banned travelers from India since May 4th, if you have stayed in India for 14 consecutive days before your travel. You need to be part of exceptions or get a National Interest Exception (NIE) to travel to US. Due to COVID situation, US Consulates in India are operating …
As many of you know during the Trump era, there were many policy changes that were implemented, which increased issuances of Request for Evidence (RFE), Notice of Intent to Deny(NOID) for all kinds of applications. Also, the processing times have increased significantly for many of the Green Card related forms. USCIS as part of the …
The Immigration Bill, S 3291, also called “The Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) ACT of 2023“, which is aimed at removing Green Card per-country caps based on country of birth, was most recently introduced in the Senate on November 13th, 2023. In the past, the same original Bill was introduced in …
Many professionals working in the US on a non-immigrant visa like H1B Visa or L1 Visa aspire to get a Green Card (GC), which makes them permanent residents in the US. Getting a green card opens up opportunities as these professionals are not bound by visa restrictions to pursue their dreams like starting a company …
As many of you know, travelers from India are banned from entering US, if they spent 14 days in India before their travel, unless they fall under exceptions or National Interest Exception(NIE). Now, the only option to Apply for US Visa is to go using the Emergency Appointment (EA) option and request for NIE. One …
As many of you know US has banned travelers from India, if they have spent 14 days in India before the travel. You can apply for US Visa or travel to US, only if you fall under exceptions for travel ban or fall under National Interest Exception(NIE). Also, even if you have visa stamped in …
As many of you know US has banned entry of travelers from India and other countries as a proactive measure to control the pandemic situation. Also, the US travel ban applies to Schengen Area, UK, Ireland, China, Iran, Brazil, and South Africa. One thing that is common across all these countries travel bans is National …
In early May 2021, USCIS mentioned as part of H4, L2 Processing Delays Lawsuit that they plan to suspend Biometrics for H4, L2, and E Visa filings for a couple of years. USCIS released an official press release on May 13th, 2021, confirming the same. Also, on April 19th, 2023, USCIS released another press note …