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Immigration Status and Visa Status: Is There a Difference?
Although the term “visa” is often used to encompass multiple topics, including an entry stamp in your passport, a visa that you obtained at a U.S. consulate or an approval notice of your immigration status in the U.S., these technically...
I need to travel to Canada or Mexico, but my visa expired
The U.S. State Department has been working to rectify consular backlogs that occurred during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, until the backlog has been resolved, getting a visa stamping appointment at a U.S. consulate is proving difficult, making...
Tips Ahead of Holiday Travel for Nonimmigrant Workers – Pandemic Edition
As most individuals in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and the holidays are approaching, many nonimmigrants (e.g. H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-2, etc.) are deciding to finally travel back home to see their friends and relatives after...
TRAVEL ADVISORY: INDIA (May 2021)
****May 4, 2021 UPDATE**** On April 30, 2021, President Biden issued a Proclamation restricting the entry of certain non-immigrants from India. The restriction of entry begins May 4, 2021 and states the following: After reviewing the public health situation within...
Department of State Provides Visa Priority Date Predictions in New Monthly Live Chat Series
On March 12, 2021, The Department of State announced that Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), will host a monthly live chat where he will share his predictions on...
Trump’s Newest Proclamation Bans Entry into the U.S. on H-1B, L-1, H-2B and J-1 Visas Beginning June 24
On June 22, 2000, a new Presidential Proclamation was issued making drastic changes that President Trump claims are necessary to protect U.S. workers. The Proclamation will suspend the entry into the U.S. of foreign nationals in the H-1B, L-1, H-2B,...
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Implement Travel Ban 3, Bar Citizens of 8 Countries
On Monday, December 4, 2017, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to begin enforcing the current version of the travel ban, Executive Order 3 (“EO-3”), denying visas and entry to citizens of eight mostly Muslim-majority countries. The countries affected...
Travel Ban Suffers Another Setback in Federal Court (Grandparents and Other Relatives May Travel to U.S., Excluded from the Ban)
On Thursday, July 13, U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson issued an opinion that further limits the impact of President Trump’s travel ban. Last month, the Supreme Court allowed a modified travel ban to go into effect that temporarily bans the...
