On September 30, 2020, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the U.S. Department of State to preserve 9,095 visas for 2020 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery winners that have been unable to complete their applications...
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[CLIENT ALERT] Immigration News: USCIS Issues New Guidance on Inadmissibility Based on Membership in Totalitarian/Communist Party
On October 2, 2020, USCIS issued important new guidance on when a person's membership or affiliation with a totalitarian party rises to the level of inadmissibility. This has a direct impact on all immigrants from countries under Communist rule, including China and...
Immigration News: Relief for H, J, & L Visa Ban
(This post was originally published on October 5, 2020. It was updated on October 6, 2020 and will be updated again as the topic evolves.) On October 1, 2020, a temporary injunction was issued that stopped a June 22, 2020 presidential proclamation which suspended the...
Availability of Employment-Based Table B for October 2020 Visa Bulletin
On September 24, 2020, the Department of State released its Visa Bulletin for the month of October 2020. This is great news for many petitioners who are waiting for their priority dates to be current to proceed with their applications for green cards. “Table B – Dates...
Impact of October 2020 U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
There are limits on the number of foreign nationals who can complete the U.S. permanent resident process each year. Due to these limits, a backlog (or line) of people who are waiting to finish the permanent resident process has developed. Each month, the U.S....
Immigration News: DHS Announces Lifting of Travel Restrictions on Certain Arriving Flights
On September 15, 2020, DHS announced the lifting of travel restrictions on arriving flights carrying passengers who had recently been present in China, Iran, the Schengen Area, the U.K., Ireland, and Brazil. Previously, these travel restrictions mandated that flights...
Immigration Litigation Success at David Hirson & Partners, LLP
In recent years, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has been increasingly issuing denials of employment-based visa applications and petitions that previously would have been approved without question. Routine visa renewals started receiving...
David Hirson & Partners, LLP Helps L-1A Applicant to Receive National Interest Exemption Under Presidential Proclamation 10052
We are pleased to announce that Managing Partner of David Hirson & Partners, LLP, and her team recently helped an L-1A visa applicant to be granted approval for a National Interest Exemption under Presidential Proclamation 10052. This exemption approval also...
Immigration News: Temporary Remedy for Delays in EAD Production
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there have been extensive delays in the production and delivery of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD cards) by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Therefore, as a temporary remedy, USCIS announced on...
Foreign Business Owners / Non-Resident Aliens – ITIN Renewal Reminder!
On August 12, 2020, the IRS updated their website to notify the public, especially individuals with Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITINs), that their ITIN may expire before they file a tax return in 2021. Specifically, the IRS indicated that all ITINs not...