Immigration

On March 20 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the temporary suspension of the “premium processing” adjudication service until further notice.  With premium processing, USCIS guarantees action on the petition within 15 calendar days of receipt of the request along with payment of the required $1,440 premium processing filing […]

Click here to view 2020 April Visa Bulletin.  The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for April 2020, which most significantly shows modest forward movement in the Final Action Dates of backlogged EB-1 chargeability areas, with little to no movement of the Final Action Dates for […]

On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of State issued a global Level 4 health advisory.  The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to “avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19.  In countries where commercial departure options remain available, U.S. citizens who live in the United […]

On March 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of State announced the temporary suspension of routine visa services in most countries worldwide. For several days various posts have been notifying applicants of appointment cancellation, but the Department of State had not yet formally announced a near worldwide suspension of visa services. […]