U.S. State Department

New Health Insurance Requirement for Immigrant Visa Applicants Temporarily Halted by Court

On Saturday, November 2, 2019, a judge in the U.S. District Court in the District of Oregon issued a temporary…

5 years ago

New Health Insurance Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants

On October 4, 2019, President Trump issued a “Presidential Proclamation on Health Care,” declaring that all people applying for immigrant…

5 years ago

Supreme Court Will Hear Travel Ban Case, Allows Parts to Take Effect in the Meantime

On Monday, June 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States decided it will hear arguments in October on…

8 years ago

Trump Issues New Executive Order Banning Admission of Refugees and Nationals of Six Countries

On March 6, 2017, President Trump signed a new Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist entry into the…

8 years ago

Federal District Court blocks Trump’s Executive Order barring refugees and foreign nationals of certain countries from entering the United States

  On January 30, 2017, the State of Washington filed suit in Federal District Court for the Western District of…

8 years ago

Partner Jennifer Casey Speaks at AILA Rome District Chapter Conference in Amsterdam

Between October 18-20, 2016, Partner Jennifer Casey had the privilege of attending the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Rome District’s…

8 years ago

Are you feeling lucky? It’s Diversity Visa Lottery Time!

The Diversity Visa Lottery is a congressionally mandated system that provides immigrant visas to randomly selected individuals from regions and…

8 years ago

State Department Visa Revocations for DUI Arrests

“The driver is safer when the roads are dry, the roads are safer when the driver is dry.” Certainly true.…

9 years ago

New Regulations Published for J-1 Exchange Teachers

The United States Department of State has issued a final rule change, effective February 29, 2016, which codifies new regulations…

9 years ago

Changes to Visa Waiver Program begin to take effect

The U.S. Government has begun implementing changes to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) that were included in the 2016 Consolidated…

9 years ago

DOS Revises New Visa Bulletin for October 2015 – Many Employment Based Beneficiaries Negatively Impacted

As previously reported, on September 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)…

9 years ago

USCIS Announces Changes to Immigrant Fee Processing System

Today, August 31, 2015, USCIS announced that it has simplified the payment process for the USCIS Immigrant Fee. Since February…

9 years ago