NY VISA LAWYER

  As of May 12, 2023, the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement has been updated. See below for details from the CDC. Top of Page COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement The applicant must receive one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine if a dose is due at the time of the exam according to current  CDC guidance . Now, like other vaccine requirements, additional doses are no longer required, and applicants do not have to postpone completion of the exam to complete the primary series of the COVID-19 vaccine. Applicants who have completed any approved* primary COVID-19 series prior to the exam require no additional COVID-19 doses for immigration. Those who have not should receive a bivalent vaccine according to current  CDC guidance . For applicants who have received one or more doses but have not completed the primary series and are not yet due for the next dose in the series at the time of the exam, use the “Insufficient time interval between doses” blanket waiver. As with other vaccinations...

Can I Travel Once My U Visa is Approved?  Once you receive the I-918 approval notice indicating you are in U nonimmigrant status, can you can travel outside of the United States? Technically, individuals in U nonimmigrant status are eligible to apply for a U visa  abroad at a U.S. consulate and may be able to use that visa to reenter the United  States after a trip abroad. While theoretically possible, it would not be advisable.  There are also two serious concerns that would arise relating to unlawful presence bars and the continuous physical presence requirements for U nonimmigrants to be able to adjust status and obtain a green card after three years in U status. 

 Waiving visa interviews in the U.S. and at consulates, more H2B visas, and more visas being processed at the consulates by fewer consular officers.  USCIS & DOS claim to be taking major steps to reduce visa wait times in 2023.  They recently announced the following new steps in an "update bulletin" on the @USCISImmigrationUpdates (not official) Youtube channel : USCIS is going to waive visa interviews whenever possible.  Processing more H2B an Student Visas, to help stabilize migration patterns. Processing more visas with fewer consular officers, waiving interviews for those who aren't first time visa applicants when possible. These update videos are NOT posted by USCIS or affiliated with any Government agency. I'm do not know how accurate this is, so do your own research regarding this channel yourself.  https://www.youtube.com/@USIMMIGRATIONUPDATES/about Disclaimer: This channel is not owned by an any US Government Agency or an Immigration attorney. Th...

 Petitioning for a sibling to get their permanent residency in the U.S. Visas for siblings of U.S. citizens are not available through the Immediate Relative (IR) category. Instead, siblings are considered Family Preference relatives and may be eligible for a family preference visa. The Family Preference category is divided into four subcategories, and siblings fall under the fourth preference (F4) category. The F4 category has a numerical limit, which means that the wait time for a visa to become available can be several years. The F4 category is also subject to country-based quotas, which can further delay the availability of visas depending on the demand from a particular country. To sponsor a sibling for a family preference visa, the U.S. citizen sponsor must file a Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130). Once the petition is approved, the sibling will be placed in a waiting list and notified when a visa becomes available. It's important to note that the wait time for a siblin...