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July 2024 Visa Bulletin: Keep Calm and Carry On Sponsoring Nurse Green Card Cases

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Foreign nationals and their sponsoring US employers eagerly await the release of the US Department of State (DOS) monthly Visa Bulletin, to confirm when they will be eligible to apply for permanent residence in the US....more

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White House Issues Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued a comprehensive Executive Order directing several federal agencies to undertake numerous initiatives related to artificial intelligence (AI). The Executive Order includes several...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Analysis: Employment-based Permanent Residence Retrogressions

Over the past several months, the Department of State (DOS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced additional backlogs in the permanent residence (Green Card) quota system. These additional backlogs have...more

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Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program Opens on October 4, 2023

On October 4, 2023, at noon EDT, the U.S. Department of State will open the annual Diversity Visa (DV) lottery registration period for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The online registration program is free to all registrants (only...more

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FY2025 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration

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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs announced that the online registration period for the 2025 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program), also known as the Green Card Lottery, will begin on...more

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New policy for calculating age of immigrants’ kids will reduce number of “age-outs”

With waits for green cards of up to 10 years, many foreign professionals have faced the nightmare scenario in which their children reach age 21 before the children receive their green cards, meaning that they age out of the...more

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Diversity Visa Program Open for FY 2024

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The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery is open for FY 2024. Applications may be filed online until 12:00 p.m. ET on November 8, 2022. The DV Lottery program makes 50,000 immigrant visas (“green cards”) available every year to...more

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Diversity 2024 Immigrant Visa Lottery Program Announced

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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced the opening of the registration period for the DV-2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program enables foreign nationals to apply for...more

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2024 DV Lottery Registration Open Oct. 5 to Nov. 8

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Online registration for the 2024 DV Lottery (DV2024) opened Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and closes Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time...more

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Now Open: Fiscal Year 2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery

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The Fiscal Year 2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery (DV Lottery) is open. The Department of State began accepting online registrations for the 2024 DV Lottery on Oct. 5 and will continue to do so until Tuesday, Nov. 8, at...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Immigrant Visa Availability in FY 2023 and the October 2022 Visa Bulletin

October 1, 2023 marked the start of the federal government’s fiscal year 2023 (FY 2023), with the Department of State (DOS) October Visa Bulletin taking effect the same day. What is sure to be disappointing to many is the...more

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USCIS, DOS Race to Use Up Employment-Based Visa Allocations by End of FY 2022

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is trying to approve as many employment-based green card applications as it can before the annual deadline of September 30, 2022 (the end of the fiscal year)....more

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Updates in Visa Bulletin May Affect H-1B Extensions Beyond Six-Year Maximum

The U.S. Department of State’s June 2022 Visa Bulletin reflects a significant advancement in the EB-2 India category. This has provided an opportunity for many applicants for permanent residence to move forward with the...more

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Travel Ban On Certain Countries to Be Lifted On Nov. 8; Registration for 2023 Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery Now Open

The White House has announced the precise date that it will lift COVID-19-related travel bans that apply to international travelers from more than 30 countries. Starting Nov. 8, 2021, travel bans will be lifted for fully...more

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2023 DV Lottery Registration Open Oct. 6 to Nov. 9

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Online registration for the 2023 DV Lottery (DV2023) opened Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and closes Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time...more

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Visa Bulletin for October 2021 Shows Only Minor Advances for Employment-Based Visa Applications

On September 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of State issued the Visa Bulletin for October 2021, which showed minor advancement on priority for backlogged filings of employment-based (EB) immigrant visa (green card)...more

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USCIS Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations for Legal Permanent Residents

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Starting October 1, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State will require COVID-19 vaccinations for applicants for refugee or lawful permanent residence (green cards), with some...more

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The Visa Bulletin: Unraveling the Mystery - July 2021

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he Visa Bulletin - What is it? The Visa Bulletin is a report published by the U.S. Department of State each month, and is essentially the road map through a foreign national’s green card journey. The primary purpose of...more

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November Visa Bulletin: Employment-Based Categories Remain Current for Dates of Filing

The November Visa Bulletin has been published by the Department of State. The Bulletin dates for filing remain the same for most employment-based and other categories, with some advancement for final action dates. ...more

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2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program Announced

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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced the opening of the registration period for the 2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program enables foreign nationals to apply for permanent...more

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Thousands of Foreign Nationals Can Take Advantage of Advanced Priority Dates & File for Green Cards in October

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The October, 2020 Visa Bulletin significantly advanced the availability of green cards for most categories, allowing thousands of foreign nationals to file their last step in the green card process. Every month, the...more

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USCIS to Resume Implementing Public Charge Rule Nationwide

On September 22, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website to indicate that it would resume implementing the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule (often referred to as the...more

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Visa Bulletin Released – Are You Eligible to Apply for a Green Card in October?

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On September 24, 2020, the Department of State published the October Visa Bulletin, the first of the new government fiscal year (FY 2021). USCIS announced on the same day that it would utilize the "Dates for Filing of...more

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Visa Bulletin Jumps Ahead for October - What is Going On and What Does It Mean for You?

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Social networks are abuzz with news that the “green card” waiting line has moved ahead substantially. For some categories, the difference is years! What does the latest update from the Department of State (DOS) mean for...more

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USCIS Switches To ‘Dates For Filing’ Chart For Employment-Based Adjustment Of Status For October

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While it typically uses the “Final Action Dates” chart for accepting adjustment of status application filings, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that for October 2020, it will allow...more

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