Topic
Visa Application
93 published works
SmartMove2 UK Visa Blog
Update on Covid-19 – Coronavirus in UK
Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residentsThis is advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals…
Religion Clause
O Centro Sues Over Failure To Process Visa Applications
AP reports on a lawsuit filed in a New Mexico federal district court by O Centro Espirita Beneficente União do Vegetal alleging religious discrimination by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services which…
SmartMove2 UK Visa Blog
How professionals help with visa applications
Visas allow individuals to enter the country for which the visa is granted to fulfil the purpose of their visit. Most countries of the world do not allow citizens of…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
New State Department Social Media Requirement Expected to Cause Delays
By ByMelissaManna@ogletree.com, Andrea C. Davis
Foreign nationals are now required to provide a five-year history of social media usernames, telephone numbers, and email addresses when applying for U.S. nonimmigrant or immigrant visas. The plan to…
McEntee Law Group Blog
How the New Immigration Policy on Social Media History Can Especially Affect Musicians & Bands
At McEntee Law, when we file visa applications for bands, we submit hundreds of pages of carefully curated evidence. Meanwhile, bands must pay hundreds of dollars in government filing fees…
The Mobile Workforce
US Visa Applicants Required to Disclose Social Media Identifiers
On May 31, 2019, the US Department of State (“DOS” or "Department") updated its visa application forms to require persons seeking US visas to disclose their social media identifiers. The DOS…
ImmigrationProf Blog
News Flash: U.S. Visas Now Require Social Media Details From Applicants
Sarah Buder for AFAR reports that a new rule from the U.S. Department of States requires visa applicants to submit their social media account information as part of an of review process.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Denied and Repeat
Guest post by Rita Cinquemani, a rising 2L at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra UniversityCheck-in, grab a number, and take a seat. Despite weeks of preparation,…
AppearMe Blog
Your First Immigration Hearing FAQs
U.S. immigration laws are rather complex. The body of immigration law may be compared only to tax law in its complexity. Hiring a lawyer is a good move since even…
Inside Business Immigration
USCIS Reports Increased Processing Times
USCIS released telling data containing average processing times per form and petition type for fiscal years 2014 to 2018. While the normal pendency period for almost every type of case…