US steps up visa processing, with special focus on students
US steps up visa processing, with special focus on students On May 11, Don Heflin, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi went live...
Ready to fly again: Travel firms expect heavy rush as US lifts curbs
Travel companies are expecting a heavy rush to the US following the withdrawal of curbs on fully vaccinated travellers from select countries, including India, on Novemb...
H-1B visa approvals up on Biden administration’s easier rules
Request for Evidence down significantly, say law firms As an indication of easing of H-1B visa rules by the Biden Administration, the percentage of applications gett...
The Hopes of Many Indian EB-5 Investors Dashed
The hopes of many Indian EB-5 Investors dashed as the D.C. Court judgment confirmed a lower court ruling that family members of investors must be counted against the 10...
LawQuest Indian Immigration Alert | Privileges Under India’s OCI Scheme Curtailed
Privileges Under India's OCI Scheme Curtailed The Indian Government drastically curtails the privileges granted to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders in In...
Travel Restrictions Preventing Several Indian Nationals from Returning to India
The Government of India issued a travel advisory on March 23, 2020 stating that no international commercial passenger aircraft would be allowed to land and disembark it...
USCIS Grants Further Reprieve in Responding to its RFE and Other Notices
The USCIS has granted a further reprieve where petitioners or applicants need to present further evidence to the USCIS or respond to a notice of intention to deny or si...
USCIS Offices to remain closed until June 4, 2020
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to suspend in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and...
L-1 Blanket Applications At Risk of Higher Denial Rates
Changes to how consulates will adjudicate L-1 applications under a blanket approval included in the new Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) were...
US Extends Travel Restrictions to Curb COVID-19 Spread
On Monday, April 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security said that the U.S., Canada and Mexico have each agreed to extend restrictions...