Topic
Visa Services
22 published works
Immigration Blog
Major Visa Shift: U.S. Realigns Visa Services in Africa to Regional Hubs
By Otieno B. Ombok, Danielle Kutinsky
The Department of State has announced a significant restructuring of visa operations across Africa, effective Aug. 1, 2026. Under this initiative, routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa processing at certain U.S.…
Immigration Blog
U.S. Embassy in Havana Restores Visa Services for 7 Work, Exchange Visas
By Sydney Wong
The U.S. Embassy in Havana has expanded visa services to include some temporary non-immigrant visas. Cuban nationals with the following approved petitions will be able to schedule visa interviews at…
GT Israel Law Blog
US Consulate in Tel Aviv Resumes Limited Operations for US Citizens and Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants
By Kate Kalmykov, Nataliya Rymer
This post provides the latest update with respect to consular section operations in Israel. After closures caused by the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and subsequent security concerns, the…
The Mobile Workforce
US Visa Services Suspended in Israel
By Carl C. Risch, Lauren Epstein
On October 16, 2023, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem announced that both the Embassy and the Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv have ceased offering nonimmigrant and immigrant visa services…
The Mobile Workforce
India Suspends Visa Services in Canada
By María E. Ferré, John Corgan
On September 21, 2023, the Indian government suspended the processing of visa applications in Canada. The Indian embassy in Ottawa and consulates in Toronto and Vancouver outsource visa operations to…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
U.S. Consulates in China Announce Suspension of Visa Services in Response to China’s Latest COVID-19 Surge
The U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Mission China Consular Services announced on December 15, 2022, that all routine visa services would be indefinitely suspended. As of December 19, 2022, routine…
Inside Business Immigration
U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China Suspend All Visa Services
By Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Anna Reiff ‡
The U.S. Mission in China is temporarily suspending all visa services due to China’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Only emergency consular services are available at the U.S. Consulates in…
McEntee Law Group Blog
Weekly News Review: April 5th-9th
As April begins and we welcome the spring season, we also welcome the Biden Administration’s efforts to release children from detention centers at the southern U.S.-Mexico, as well as efforts…
Coronavirus Immigration Blog
Siskind’s Notes – The Visa Ban Litigation Administrative Record
By Greg Siskind
Siskind Summary – Administrative Record – Gomez v. Trump (page numbers start with 0000). [NOTE – Apologies for not including the link to the actual document which you can find…
ImmigrationProf Blog
U.S. embassies resume some immigration services
Good news for visa applicants. Almost four months after the suspension of routine visa services worldwide in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of State will gradually resume…