Starting tomorrow, October 6, 2021, Qatar will impose certain restrictions that will impact US visitors from India. Updating their Covid-19 travel and return policy, Qatar will now deny entry to unvaccinated travelers. This is not only going to affect those visiting Qatar but also so those who could be transiting through Qatar from the USA to India. During the pandemic, very few flights are operational between the United States and India, Qatar airways being one of them. Under the travel bubble agreement, Qatar airways currently flies from... Read More

Starting tomorrow, October 6, 2021, Qatar will impose certain restrictions that will impact US visitors from India. Updating their Covid-19 travel and return policy, Qatar will now deny entry to unvaccinated travelers. This is not only going to affect those visiting Qatar but also so those who could be transiting through Qatar from the USA to Indi...Read More

The Covid pandemic has caused severe processing delays at USCIS. While immigrants continue to submit their paperwork timely, the receipt notices that come as an acknowledgement from USCIS are taking too long to arrive. One such receipt notice that is severely impacted is the Form I-797, Notice of Action. Currently, USCIS is taking close to 11 months to issue the receipt notices to applicants.  Taking this into consideration, USCIS has extended the time that these receipt notices can be used to show evidence of status from 18 month... Read More

The Covid pandemic has caused severe processing delays at USCIS. While immigrants continue to submit their paperwork timely, the receipt notices that come as an acknowledgement from USCIS are taking too long to arrive. One such receipt notice that is severely impacted is the Form I-797, Notice of Action. Currently, USCIS is taking close to 11 mont...Read More

Update: A US Federal court has completely struck down the wage-based selection process of H1-B lottery cap applicants. This alternative rule proposed by the Trump administration has been ruled unconstitutional based on the fact that it was proposed by the then Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chad Wolf who had no authority to issue the rule in the first place.   Timeline Of The Proposed Wage-Based Selection Rule The final rule was expected to be published in the first week of January and go into effect in... Read More

Update: A US Federal court has completely struck down the wage-based selection process of H1-B lottery cap applicants. This alternative rule proposed by the Trump administration has been ruled unconstitutional based on the fact that it was proposed by the then Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chad Wolf who had no autho...Read More

The Department of Homeland Security in conjunction with the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources has announced that certain eligible F, M and J visa applicants can get a 60-month visa without an in-person visa interview. The Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources has authorized consular officers to expand the categories of F, M, and academic J visa applicants to adjudicate their applications without an in-person interview in their consular district of residence, with certain exceptions. This interview waiver is available t... Read More

The Department of Homeland Security in conjunction with the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources has announced that certain eligible F, M and J visa applicants can get a 60-month visa without an in-person visa interview. The Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources has authorized consular officers to expand the categories of F,...Read More