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Visa
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SmartMove2 UK Visa Blog
UK Spouse visa processing time 2026
Planning a UK spouse visa application from India? The single most important thing to get right before you start is timing. That means knowing exactly how long the Home Office…
Free Movement Articles
Iraqi national successfully challenges visit visa refusal in SIAC
By Joseph Maggs
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) has allowed a challenge to a visa refusal by an Iraqi national who was detained during the western occupation of Iraq. The Home Secretary…
Free Movement Articles
Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #141
By Alina Lor
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!It’s Alina filling in for Jasmine today.Last week, the Home Secretary threatened to impose a visa ban on Eritrea unless it agreed to take back its…
Serrano Immigration Blog
Diversity Visa Issuance Paused Again in 2026: What DV Lottery Winners Need to Know
By Zubair
For Diversity Visa winners, few immigration processes create as much excitement and uncertainty at once. Being selected in the Diversity Visa Lottery can open a path to permanent residence in…
Inside Business Immigration
Immigration Insights Episode 32 | Understanding the New Public Charge Rule: Implications for Employment and Family Based Permanent Residence Applications
By Kate Kalmykov, Jennifer Hermansky
In the latest episode of GT’s Immigration Insights Podcast, Kate Kalmykov and Jen Hermansky discuss the expanded public charge framework that took effect on Sept. 18 and what it may…
EB-5 Insights
Immigration Insights Episode 32 | Understanding the New Public Charge Rule: Implications for Employment and Family Based Permanent Residence Applications
By Kate Kalmykov, Jennifer Hermansky
In the latest episode of GT’s Immigration Insights Podcast, Kate Kalmykov and Jen Hermansky discuss the expanded public charge framework that took effect on Sept. 18 and what it may…
Free Movement Articles
Is Part Suitability being applied lawfully to Hong Kong BN(O) applications?
Recent reporting has identified that the Home Office has been refusing British National (Overseas) visas to Hong Kong activists because of their criminal convictions arising from protesting anti-democratic laws. Lawyers…
Duane Morris Immigration Law
DHS Proposes to End Deference to Prior Approvals for H-1B, L-1 and Other Form I-129 Extensions
By Ted J. Chiappari, Guilherme Massetti and Benjamin McDermottOn October 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, published a proposed rule that would…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
DHS Proposes New Rule Eliminating H-1B Grace Period
By Hall Render
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) recently published a proposed rule on September 11, 2026, that, if finalized, would end the 60-day grace period available to H-1B and other…
The Insightful Immigration Blog
When Dual Intent Meets the Duty to Depart: L-1 Owners Pursuing EB-1C Permanent Residence
By Cyrus Mehta
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Manjeeta Chowdhary * The L-1 visa classification appears to pull owner-beneficiaries in two directions. INA § 214(b) permits an L-1 nonimmigrant to pursue permanent residence…