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The Department of State (DOS) has recently announced that it will continue to allow consular officers to temporarily waive the in-person visa interview requirement for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants and also expand the eligibility criteria for interview waivers. Previously, the waiver was only applicable to individuals who were applying for the same nonimmigrant visa […]
On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published a temporary final rule creating a six-month Pilot Program under which certain applicants for B-1/B-2 visas may be required to post a bond as a condition of visa issuance. This new rule will become effective 30 days after publication, on December 24, 2020. This Visa Bond Pilot Program will apply only to B-1/B-2 visa […]
Click here to view November 2020 Visa Bulletin. On Thursday, October 29, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for November 2020. After many years of publishing the Monthly Visa Bulletin generally no later than the second week of the month, for the past several months […]
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has recently implemented major changes to the reciprocity schedule for citizens of Mexico for the E, H, and L visa classifications. Mexicans have been limited to being issued nonimmigrant work visas with a maximum validity of only one year. This impacted visa holders who […]
