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New DOS Policy Requires Immigrant Visa Applicants to Interview in Their Country of Residence or Nationality

New DOS Policy Requires Immigrant Visa Applicants to Interview in Their Country of Residence or Nationality

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced a significant policy change that will impact where immigrant visa applicants are interviewed. Beginning November 1, 2025, applicants must attend their visa interview in the consular district corresponding to their place of residence, or, if they prefer, in their country of nationality. This policy aims to streamline processing and ensure that interviews take place in the most appropriate location based on where applicants live. However, DOS noted that there will be limited exceptions to this rule. What Applicants Need to Know 1. Where to Apply: Applicants should apply for their immigrant visa…

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14Oct

House Votes to Eliminate Per-Country Cap for Employment Based Immigrant Visas

House Votes to Eliminate Per-Country Cap for Employment Based Immigrant Visas

In a small but symbolic victory, on November 29, 2011, the House of Representatives voted 389-15 to eliminate the 7{b6b8f04f7bd4b863c4cfed8339fd19419bda3e071c79bc5ac8c810cb9c52e30f} per-country cap on employment based immigrant visas ("green cards"). If…

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30 Nov

H-1B Cap Almost Reached

H-1B Cap Almost Reached

United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) reported on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 that as of November 18, 2011 it has received a total of 61,800 petitions for H-1B applicants…

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23 Nov

Business Leaders Request More Work Visas From Congress

Business Leaders Request More Work Visas From Congress

On July 26, U.S. business leaders pressed a Senate panel to reform immigration laws to allow more work visas for highly skilled workers. NASDAQ Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said that…

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28 Jul

Increase in Immigration Work Force’s Skill Level

Increase in Immigration Work Force’s Skill Level

A recent report by the Brookings Institutions indicates that highly skilled immigrants in the United States now outnumber lower skilled immigrants.  The report shows that the shift has been in…

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10 Jun

Study: Colorado’s Undocumented Workers Pay More in Taxes than they Receive in Services

Study: Colorado’s Undocumented Workers Pay More in Taxes than they Receive in Services

Anti-immigrant activists and politicians often assert that undocumented workers are causing state governments to go broke.  In Colorado, at least, that does not appear to be the case. As a starting point,…

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28 Apr

Remembering the 1995 Government Shutdown

Remembering the 1995 Government Shutdown

If Congress fails to agree on the federal budget by Friday, April 8, 2011, the government has announced a possible shutdown as of midnight Friday.  This will not be the…

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06 Apr

USCIS to Issue one Document to be Valid for Both Employment Authorization and Travel Permission

USCIS to Issue one Document to be Valid for Both Employment Authorization and Travel Permission

The Untied States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) announced today in an “Interim Memo for Comment” that it will eventually begin issuing one document to cover both employment authorization and…

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14 Feb

The House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Panel Schedules a Hearing on E-Verify; Many Businesses Strongly Opposed

The House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Panel Schedules a Hearing on E-Verify; Many Businesses Strongly Opposed

As reported recently in the Washington Post, nationwide implementation of E-Verify is on the agenda of several House Republicans in the first session of the 112th Congress.  E-Verify is an electronic…

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11 Feb

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