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U.S Customs and Border protection (CBP) recently announced that Visa Waiver Program (VWP) entrants who have already been granted satisfactory departure may now apply for an additional 30-day extension of their admission period if they remain unable to depart the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors who entered […]

On March 20, 2020, the U.S., Mexican, and Canadian governments announced their collaboration in restricting non-essential travel across their shared borders. On April 20, 2020, the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced an extension of these restrictions.   The U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders will continue to […]

Recently U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an alert related to the timely filing of petitions and applications to extend or change status, without explicitly confirming whether the COVID-19 pandemic will result in flexibility of filing deadlines. USCIS indicates that they “recognize that there are immigration-related challenges,” that they […]

On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services suspended in-person services at field offices, asylum offices and application support centers through at least May 3, 2020.  Previously the agency had suspended in-person services through April 1st. The following services are suspended as a result of the office closures: […]