DHS Automatically Extends TPS Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
The Department of Homeland Security announced it will automatically extend the TPS designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. TPS
Read More »DHS Extends Temporary I-9 Flexibility
The Form I-9 requirement flexibility first introduced in March 2020 has been extended to December 31, 2021. On Tuesday, August 31, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Read More »US State Department to Prioritize Immigrant Visa Approvals
On August 30, the Department of State published an update on the prioritization of immigrant visas at embassies and consulate offices. In the update, the State Department
Read More »CDC to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for all Applicants for Refugee or Immigrant Status
In a memo on August 19, the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that from October 1, Panel Physicians must
Read More »The US Extends Non-Essential Border Closure with Canada and Mexico
On Friday, August 20, the Department of Homeland Security announced via tweet that the current restrictions for non-essential travel between the United States and Canada and
Read More »US Embassy in Kabul Suspends Visa Processing
The State Department has suspended visa services at the US Embassy in Kabul. All appointments for nonimmigrant visas, immigrant visas, and Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) at
Read More »US TSA Extends Face Mask Requirement through 2022
Travelers on all US transportation networks — including at airports, on board commercial aircraft, on buses, commuter buses, and rail systems — will be required to wear a
Read More »DHS Seeks Public Comments on the Public Charge Rule
The Department of Homeland Security has announced it will seek public comment to inform the public charge regulatory proposal development. The intention of public comment is
Read More »September 2021 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State released the September 2021 Visa Bulletin on August 13, 2021. Overall, EB-2 for China and India showed three (3) months of progression, and EB-3
Read More »USCIS Temporarily Doubles the Length of Validity of Form I-693
Beginning August 12, USCIS will extend the validity of Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record from two years to four years due to COVID-19 related
Read More »New DACA Rule from the Biden Administration is Expected
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs posted a notice that it had received a draft rule intended to safeguard the Deferred Action for Childhood
Read More »State Department Adds 7 Countries to “Do Not Travel” List
On August 9 and 10, the US State Department revised its classification for Aruba; Eswatini; France; French Polynesia; Iceland; Israel, The West Bank, and Gaza; and Thailand,
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