Despite the American Embassy in London temporarily closing for visa processing, the USCIS Field Office, which is housed in the Embassy, is still operating more-or-less as normal. Fortunately, this means that those looking to file an I-130 Petition for a spouse, parent, or child may...
Date 15th March 2020 When did or does the proclamation come into effect? There have been several proclamations relating to Covid-19. On January 31st, 2020 the President signed Proclamation number 9984 banning travel from within the People’s Republic of China, excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong...
As COVID-19 continues to impact all of our lives, our firm would like to update our clients on the steps we have taken to ensure business continuity. The health and safety of our team and clients are paramount. We are closely monitoring the UK government, US...
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On 31 January Donald Trump issued a “Proclamation on Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry”. This was a follow-up to his earlier proclamation issued in 2017 that suspended the entry of certain nationalities into the United States. Although the stated purpose...
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Starting on December 2, 2019, USCIS has raised the Premium Processing fee to $1,440 For most petition-based visas, a Premium Processing fee can be paid on top of the petition fee to ensure the visa petition is reviewed within 15 calendar days. The fee was raised...
New US Department of Homeland Security Public Charge Rule Published August 14, 2019 If this existed 100 years ago, my Irish grandparents wouldn't have gotten into the US When I was reviewing the new DHS public charge rule today, it brought to mind my grand parents who,...
[caption id="attachment_2486" align="alignright" width="300"] So many directions to choose.[/caption] US Visa Law for Companies At US Visa Solutions we work with many Human Resource departments within small, medium and publicly traded companies to advise on how to maneuver their key staff from one office to a US...
Congratulations to Prince Harry and Meaghan on the birth of their son! Meghan, assuming she hasn't renounced her US citizenship, may be able to transfer citizenship to her son. Under US citizenship rules, since Meghan has lived in the US for at least five continuous...