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2025 DV Lottery Registration Open Oct. 4 to Nov. 7

Online registration for the 2025 Diversity Visa Lottery (DV2025) opens Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and closes Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern...more

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

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

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

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

USCIS Suspends Biometrics Collection For I-539 Applications For H-4, L-2, E Nonimmigrants

On May 3, 2021, as a result of litigation challenging processing delays, USCIS agreed that it will issue a policy to temporarily suspend biometrics requirements for I-539 applicants requesting an extension of stay or change...more

Biden Administration Executive Orders Impact International Travel

The Biden Administration issued a Proclamation on January 25, 2021 reinstating the COVID-related travel bans put in place and slated to be lifted on January 26, 2021 by the Trump Administration. Foreign nationals present in...more

Trump Extends Suspension Of Entry For Certain Immigrants And Nonimmigrants Until March 31, 2021

On December 31, 2020, the Trump Administration extended the proclamations suspending entry of foreign nationals outside the United States seeking certain nonimmigrant (temporary) work visas and immigrant visas (green cards)...more

2022 DV Lottery Registration Open Oct. 7 To Nov. 10

Online registration for the 2022 DV Lottery (DV2022) opened Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and closes Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time...more

Trump Proclamation Suspends Entry Of Immigrant Visa Applicants Into U.S. For 60 Days

On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation temporarily suspending entry into the United States of certain foreign nationals outside the United States seeking immigrant visas. The Proclamation has...more

2020 DV Lottery Registration Deadline Is Nov. 6

There is still time to register for the 2020 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Lottery). Online registration for the DV Lottery began Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and will...more

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Travel Ban To Go Into Effect, With Limitations

On June 26, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) permitted the "Travel Ban" set forth in the second Executive Order issued by President Trump on March 6, 2017 (EO-2) to temporarily go into effect, with constraints. EO-2...more

Trump Administration Appeals Decision On Trump "Travel Ban #2" To U.S. Supreme Court

After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the preliminary injunction on the Trump Administration's "Travel Ban #1," President Trump issued a new Executive Order on March 6, 2017 that included a temporary 90-day ban on...more

New Travel Ban/Executive Order Stayed by Courts

On March 15, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii blocked the Trump Administration's new travel ban, Executive Order No. 13,780 (EO). The Court issued a nationwide temporary restraining order that blocks...more

Trump Administration Issues New Executive Order Restricting Travel for Nationals of Six Designated Countries

The Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (EO) on March 6, revoking the January 27 Executive Order banning U.S. entry of nationals from seven countries (see prior news alert here). The new EO becomes effective...more

Reminder: New (Cap) H-1B Filings - April 3-7 Deadline

February 28, 2017 U.S. employers that wish to pursue new H-1B visas on behalf of prospective or existing employees should do so as soon as possible, and contact counsel for assistance if desired. April 3 through 7, 2017 is...more

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