Recent guidance from the U.S. Department of State has introduced a pause in immigrant visa issuance for nationals of certain countries. This development has raised questions for individuals applying for…
On July 30, 2020, New York District Court Judge George Daniels issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on the public charge rules. This injunction applies to both the State Department and…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunctions against the immigrant visa public charge requirement issued by a presidential proclamation. Originally implemented on November…
The State Department is working to expedite their new public charge rules in an effort to implements the rule on February 24, the same day as the Department of State’s…
The State Department's new public charge rules that was originally set up take effect on October 15 has now been postponed. These new rules mirrored the Department of Statement’s public…
The State Department published new public charge rules that will take effect on October 15. These new rules largely mirror the Department of Statement’s public charge rules. To find out…
Starting from noon EST on October 3, 2018, the State Department will begin accepting online registration for Fiscal Year 2020 Diversity Visa lottery here. Foreign nationals who qualify for the…
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes up to 50,000 green cards available annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to individuals who are from countries with low rates of…
The U.S. State Department has chosen the winners of the Diversity Visa Lottery for Fiscal Year 2019. The diversity lottery visa is a program that provides green cards for people…