Immigration Updates

On Monday, August 30th, the European Union (EU) removed the United States from the list of designated countries from which it is considered “‘safe” to accept travelers arriving in the European Union. This is not a “travel ban” on Americans, but removal of the United States from the “safe list” paves the way […]

On Friday, August 13, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for September 2021.  The September Visa Bulletin reveals continued forward movement in the Final Action Dates in the EB-2, EB-3, and Other Workers categories for individuals born in India. The Final Action Dates in the […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently begun selecting additional H-1B registrations that were submitted in March 2021 for the fiscal year 2022 H-1B lottery. Foster attorneys have been notified that certain previously unselected H-1B registrations are now eligible for submission. As with cases selected in the initial lottery […]

On Monday, July 26, 2021, the White House confirmed that COVID-19 travel restrictions for certain non-U.S. citizens traveling from the Schengen area, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, China, Iran, India, or South Africa will remain in place. The continuation of these travel restrictions seeks to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, particularly the highly contagious Delta variant which […]