Topic
Visa processing
103 published works
Inside Business Immigration
State Department Expands Interview Waiver Program for Certain Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants Through End of 2022
In response to the ongoing COVID-19-related circumstances that have significantly hampered visa processing, the State Department has announced that it will expand and extend the nonimmigrant visa interview waiver program…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
State Department’s Holiday Gifts: Expanded Interview Waivers and Lenient View on Student Nonimmigrant Intent
By Cyrus Mehta
The State Department has given much needed holiday gifts to ease delays in visa processing brought about by the evisceration of consular operations due to Covid-19. According to a December…
SmartMove2 UK Visa Blog
The SmartMove2UK spills the beans on a DIY Visa Process vs. Immigration Law Firms
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Business Immigration Insights
USCIS Settles Major Federal Lawsuit: Good News for E, H and L Spouses
By Courtland C. Witherup, Suzan Kern
On November 12, 2021, in settling a federal lawsuit pending since March, US Citizenship & Immigration Services agreed to two significant changes that will have a major impact on the…
SmartMove2 UK Visa Blog
2021 Guide on UK Business Immigration Process & Procedure
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Knowledge Centre
UK Visa Processing Times and Home Office Delay
Home Office decision making is sometimes delayed and many have experienced delay during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Delays in UK visa and immigration decision making may cause significant prejudice, for example,…
Immigration View
Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – Employment based categories expected to advance; Coronavirus/DOS Closures continue to cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and…
EB-5 Insights
Russian Suspension of Visa Processing Effective May 12, 2021
The United States Embassy in Moscow is reducing consular services and suspending visa processing as of May 12, 2021. This means that only emergency U.S. citizen services, as well as…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
Immigration Weekly Round-Up: Visa Processing Resumes for Thousands of Foreign Workers; Report Finds Severe Overcrowding at Immigration Detention Centers; No Immigration Enforcement at COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
Certain Nonimmigrant Visa Processing to Recommence The U.S. Department of State has announced new visa processing procedures after President Biden allowed the expiration of visa restrictions that had barred entry…
David Hirson & Partners, LLP Blog
Adjustment of Status (AOS) / DS-260 (CP) Processing Times
By David Hirson & Partners, LLP
Here at David Hirson & Partners, LLP (DHP), we share our clients’ frustrations with green card, employment authorization, and travel authorization delays at both USCIS and National Visa Center…