USCIS to Continue Providing Interpreters through 2023
USCIS announced that it would extend the temporary final rule (TFR) that requires certain asylum applicants to use their contract telephonic interpreters instead of bringing
Read More »UK Suspends Priority and Super Priority Processing
UK Visas and Immigration has suspended “Priority” and “Super Priority” services for new study, work, and family visa applications. UKVI will prioritize applications
Read More »TSA Extends Public Transportation Mask Requirement Until April
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that TSA would extend the security directive for mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs for
Read More »The UK Removes All Remaining COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
The UK Government announced it would remove the remaining COVID-19 international travel restrictions for all passengers from 4 am Friday, March 18. Travelers who are not
Read More »USCIS Will Begin Processing Work Permits and Advance Parole Separately
USCIS will “decouple” the EAD from the Advance Parole document to reduce the significant backlog in processing Employment Authorization Documents. The backlog in EAD
Read More »US Issues Level 4 “Do Not Travel” Warning for Vietnam and Hong Kong
In response to recent surges in COVID-19 infections in the country, the U.S. State Department has raised its travel advisory for Vietnam to level 4, indicating a “very
Read More »New Guidelines Allow LGBTQ Refugees and Asylees to Petition for Their Partners
USCIS has reversed a Trump-era policy that refused to recognize marriages that were not legal in their “place-of-celebration.” The policy had prevented most LGBTQ
Read More »The War in Ukraine, Refugees, and the State Department’s Role
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, host and lead researcher Luke Bianco talks to Aaron Karnell, an EIG Senior Attorney, Consular Affairs, and a former Consular
Read More »Hungary Revokes COVID-19 Travel Requirements
The Government of Hungary will no longer require any travelers to follow COVID-19 health-related measures as it removes all the previously imposed restrictions. All incoming
Read More »Austria Reduces Health-Related Travel Requirements
The Government of Austria announced that travelers to the country would no longer have to follow COVID-19 protective measures. The changes go into effect as of March 5, 2022.
Read More »Erickson In the News: Backlogs force Ukrainians to face long visa waits
By Suzanne Monyak Andrey Plaksin, a Ukrainian-born immigration lawyer based in Miami, wakes up each morning by 6 a.m. and turns on the news in preparation for another long
Read More »Slovakia Adjust COVID-Related Travel Guidelines
The Government of Slovakia announced new changes to the country’s entry rules, to go into effect on February 4. Key Highlights Slovakia will no longer group or
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