State Department, Sept. 8, 2023 "The State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs is developing the capability to issue a digital visa authorization (DVA) instead of the traditional visa printed and placed in applicants’ passports. The U.S....
DOS, Sept. 7, 2023 "The Diversity Visa (DV) program awards up to 55,000 immigrant visas per year and allows those from countries with low immigration rates to the United States, to enter for a chance to apply for a U.S immigrant visa. Since its launch in...
DOS, Sept. 1, 2023 "All receipts for payment of Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees issued before October 1, 2022, will expire September 30, 2023. There will be no extensions of fee validity. Applicants must schedule an appointment or submit an interview waiver...
Stuart Anderson, Forbes, Sept. 6, 2023 "The current legal immigration system does not benefit the United States, according to immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta. He proposes advancing the dates in the State Department Visa Bulletin to provide relief for individuals...
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/05/2023 "The Department of State (“Department”) has decided not to finalize the regulatory amendments made by the 2019 interim final rule entitled “Visas: Ineligibility...
Ava Sasani, The Guardian, Aug. 19, 2023 "“For countries like Afghanistan or others where there is war, or other problems, it can be particularly hard to show that you intend to return home after you finish your studies in the United States,”...
Visa Bulletin for September 2023 See Notes E and F: E. AVAILABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS DURING SEPTEMBER Employment-based number use by both USCIS and Department of State has been steady during the fiscal year. As a result, most employment-based preference...
Cyrus Mehta, Kaitlyn Box, July 31, 2023 "On July 27, 2023, USCIS announced that it will conduct a second round of selections for the FY 2024 H-1B lottery. An alert posted on the USCIS website stated that “We recently determined that we would need to...
Cyrus D. Mehta, July 24, 2023 - Advancing the Dates for Filing in the State Department Visa Bulletin Will Restore Balance and Sanity to the Legal Immigration System "The August 2023 Visa Bulletin is a disaster. Here are some of the highlights: Establishment...
Visa Bulletin for August 2023 NOTE: D. FAMILY-SPONSORED SECOND PREFERENCE AVAILABILITY In the April 2023 Visa Bulletin , it was necessary to establish a final action date in the F2A category and Item D of the July 2023 Visa Bulletin warned of the strong...
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 134 / Friday, July 14, 2023 "The Department of State (Department) amends its regulations governing nonimmigrant and immigrant visas to update classification symbols and descriptions for certain immigrant and nonimmigrant visas...
DOS, June 26, 2023 "This notice serves to clarify the retrogression that will take place for Employment-Based Third preference (EB-3) visa applicants chargeable to India, effective in the July 2023 Visa Bulletin . This notice is updated to further explain...
David Isaacson, June 29, 2023 "In a news release on June 27 issued following remarks at the Collision 2023 conference , Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, announced several new measures as part of “Canada’s...
White House, June 22, 2023 Domestic Visa Renewals: The U.S. Department of State will launch a pilot this year to adjudicate domestic renewals of certain petition-based temporary work visas, including for Indian nationals, who will no longer be required to leave...
Trevor Hunnicutt and Ted Hesson, Reuters, June 21, 2023 "The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week's state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter...