Even as U.S. consulates slowly resume visa services, they remain limited in the visa services they can offer due to recent Presidential Proclamations and travel bans that currently remain in place. However, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has recently provided a list of National Interest Exceptions (NIE) to the Presidential Proclamations that relate to the suspension of admission […]
Click here to view August 2020 Visa Bulletin. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for August 2020, which again showed significant forward progress for EB-1 for both India and China, as well as EB-3 and Other Workers for all chargeability areas, along with some forward progress across the remaining backlogged categories. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed on its website that beneficiaries […]
Foster first reported in March of 2020 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was providing flexibility to employers in completing the Form I-9, allowing employee documents presented in connection with the Form I-9 review process to be examined remotely (e.g. via video link, fax, or e-mail, etc.) rather than in the employee’s physical presence under certain circumstances for employers with employees […]
On July 16, 2020, U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Acting Secretary announced via Twitter that DHS will continue to limit non-essential cross-border travel for at least another 30 days through August 20, 2020. This update has been confirmed as of July 17 by the U.S. Department of State with an updated Travel Restrictions Fact Sheet. On March 20, […]
