by admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued two statements addressing exemptions to the Trump Administration’s recent proclamations that restrict immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the U.S. European Schengen Area, U.K., and Ireland Entry Bans...
by admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, F-1/M-1, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
In a reversal of events, the Trump Administration agreed to rescind a directive regarding F-1 students who would have been required to leave the U.S. if their schools during the Fall 2020 semester were operating entirely online. This decision was made following...
by admin | Jul 10, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, F-1/M-1, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced that foreign nationals on F-1 visas (as well as M-1 vocational students) attending schools during the Fall 2020 semester that are operating entirely online will not be permitted to take a full online course...
by admin | Aug 24, 2018 | F-1/M-1, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On August 9, 2018, the United States and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised final policy memorandum related to unlawful presence. Effective August 9, 2018, nonimmigrants with F (student) and M (vocational student) visas who fall out of status and file in...
by admin | May 23, 2018 | General News, Immigration News, Latest News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is changing how it calculates unlawful presence for F-1, J-1, and M-1 nonimmigrants and their dependents. These changes are designed to clarify how USCIS implements the unlawful presence grounds of inadmissibility. In...