Washington, DC, June 22, 2021: Senators Grassley (R-Iowa) and Leahy (D-Vermont) informed their respective caucuses that they plan to seek a unanimous consent vote on S. 831, the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act using the hotline process. S.831 seeks to re-authorize the EB-5 regional center...
Washington, D.C., June 18, 2021: The U.S. Department of Justice reversed three Trump-era immigration rulings that had made it extremely difficult for persons to obtain asylum based on credible fears of domestic abuse or gang violence. The now-vacated rulings, known as Matter of L-E-A-, 27 I&N...
Washington, D.C., June 10, 2021: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will offer filing flexibilities to provide relief to certain applicants and petitioners impacted by delays at a USCIS lockbox. These flexibilities only apply to benefit requests submitted to a USCIS lockbox and not to USCIS...
Washington, D.C., June 14, 2021: A new research report finds that the US economy is heading for an inflexion point: the number of high-skilled jobs available outpaces the number of local qualified applicants and the number of foreign skilled workers available under current immigration quotas. The...
The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau, announced recently that it is offering all classes of immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services. While the consulate aims to process cases as soon as practicable, it is stated that there is likely to be increased wait times for...
On June 10, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 6,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in its most recent Express Entry draw. The minimum score in this draw was 368. IRCC published a cutoff time for the tie-break rule, whether or not there was any...
On June 9, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 940 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in its Express Entry draw. Invited candidates needed to have a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to receive an ITA. The minimum score in this draw was 711. Note...
On June 8, 2021, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 323 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence under the general draw and 50 ITA’s under the draws specifically for retail and wholesale trade managers as...
We had earlier reported that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates were offering limited processing of all visa categories. We are now pleased to inform you that as of June 7, 2021, the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai is reopening Immigrant Visa Unit...
Washington, D.C., June 10, 2021: USCIS updated policy guidance in its Policy Manual to increase the amount of time a grant of employment authorization (EAD) is valid for applicants seeking Adjustment of Status under Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Adjustment of Status is...
