Topic
Visa Backlogs
36 published works
Immigration Lawyers Blog
Immigration Weekly Round-Up: House Spending Bill Includes Aid to Immigrants; Afghans Fleeing Violence Continue to Wait for U.S. Visas; Immigration a Tough Topic Between U.S., Mexico at D.C. Summit
House Passes Spending Bill with $1 Billion Dedicated to Immigration Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a nearly $2 trillion spending bill that includes $1 billion dedicated to several…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
Weekly Immigration Round-Up: U.S. Embassies to Address Visa Backlog; Family Detention Center Closes; Sweeping Immigration Reform Stalls
U.S. Consulates to Prioritize Immigrant Visa Backlog The Biden administration announced this week that it was directing U.S. embassies and consulates a priority on the processing of fiancé(e) visas and…
Immigration Blog
Green Card Process: The Visa Bulletin and Backlogs
The Visa Bulletin, published every month by the Department of State (DOS), is the key to the Green Card process. The Department of State is charged with allocating the statutory…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
The Ethics of Law Reform Activities Affecting Client Interests in Light of the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act
By Cyrus Mehta
The Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act has divided the immigrant community as well as immigration attorneys. The bill seeks to eliminate per-country caps without expanding the number of visas…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Judge rules against visa delays for Iraqi and Afghani military translaters
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated the law by failing to promptly resolve visa applications for thousands of Afghans and Iraqis who worked for American troops and diplomats,…
Immigration Blog
Significant Retrogression Because of Continuing High Demand for Visas, State Department Announces
The Department of State (DOS) has announced a significant retrogression from the July 2019 Visa Bulletin to the August 2019 Visa Bulletin of at least 3 years in many of the employment-based…
OZ and EB-5 Investments
Updated Information After the Annual IIUSA Meeting Held in Washington, DC May 6 and May 7, 2019
By mmacdonald
Updated Information After the Annual IIUSA Meeting Held in Washington, DC May 6 and May 7, 2019 IIUSA hosted a very targeted annual conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss the…
Business Immigration Insights
December 2018 Visa Bulletin –Unprecedented EB-1 Backlogs Continue for All Countries
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card…
OZ and EB-5 Investments
The Follow Up To IIUSA Meeting In Washington, DC On April 23, 2018 And April 24, 2018
By mmacdonald
The Follow Up To IIUSA Meeting In Washington, DC On April 23, 2018 And April 24, 2018 IIUSA had its annual meeting in Washington, DC. The meeting focused a lot…
EB-5 Insights
Retrogression FAQs for Vietnamese EB-5 Based Green Card Applicants
As you may know, the EB-5 immigrant visa category is expected to retrogress for Vietnam this year. Below is a guide to frequently asked questions pertaining to the announcement of…