5 Aug
by Foster LLP, on COVID-19 Updates, Immigration Updates, News
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 […]
4 Aug
by Foster LLP, on COVID-19 Updates, Immigration Updates, News
On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule outlining changes to the fees it charges for immigration and naturalization benefit requests. This rule will go into effect on October 2, 2020. While several fees were actually reduced, the new fees represent an average increase of 20%, and some fees increased […]
23 Jul
by Foster LLP, on COVID-19 Updates, Immigration Updates, News
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 […]
21 Jul
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates, News
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 […]
