Posted on October 19, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The State Department released the Visa Bulletin for November 2015, including the availability of immigrant numbers for “Application Final Action Dates” (indicating when DOS or USCIS can make a decision on the applications) and “Dates for Filing Applications” (indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to submit required documentation). There was no forward movement from the revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin in the “dates for filing” for the family-based, first and third preference categories for Mexico; the employment-based, second preference categories for mainland China and India; or the employment-based, third preference category for the Philippines.
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Posted on October 19, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The State Department released the Visa Bulletin for November 2015, including the availability of immigrant numbers for “Application Final Action Dates” (indicating when DOS or USCIS can make a decision on the applications) and “Dates for Filing Applications” (indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to submit required documentation). There was no forward movement from the revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin in the “dates for filing” for the family-based, first and third preference categories for Mexico; the employment-based, second preference categories for mainland China and India; or the employment-based, third preference category for the Philippines.
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Posted on August 5, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The State Department announced that the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, has resumed immigrant visa processing in Sudan for the first time in nearly 20 years. Starting in July 2015, applicants for all categories of immigrant visas will be able to interview and process their visas in Khartoum.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Reports that the new on-line appointment system for consulates in Mexico is not working.
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Posted on January 31, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOS authorized the voluntary departure of dependents and non-emergency employees of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. The Embassy is open for emergency services for U.S. citizens only until further notice. No arrangements have been announced for rescheduling IV or NIV appointments.
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Posted on January 26, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
The Rome District Chapter alerts that the U.S. Embassy in Tel-Aviv will be closed to the public between February 17 and March 18, 2011. As such, the Embassy strongly encourages those intending to travel to the U.S. to apply for visas well in advance
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Posted on January 25, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOS January 2011 guidance for L visa adjudications, particularly in regard to evaluating claims of “specialized knowledge.”
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Posted on January 12, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Over dissent, the court found that the extensive, credible record of kidnapping and harm to petitioner’s family members evidenced a quintessentially personal motivation of revenge, not one based on membership in a social group. (Demiraj v. Holder, 1/11/11)
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Posted on January 12, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
DOS Visa Bulletin for February 2011. Section C addresses advance notification of diversity (DV) immigrant category rank cut-offs which will apply in March. Section D addresses retrogression of family cut-off dates.
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Posted on January 12, 2011 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Information from Charlie Oppenheim of the DOS Visa Office explaining the erroneous report of current availability for the India EB-2 category.
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