The U.S. State Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that they have issued all legally available visas in the unreserved EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program categories for Fiscal Year
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Immigration professionals and clients have been reporting technical issues and error messages they received when attempting to access cases at the National Visa Center (NVC) through the Consular Electronic Application
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Immigration and Compliance Practice Global Co-Chair Kate Kalmykov and Shareholder Jennifer Hermansky received recognition in EB5 Investors Magazine’s “Top 25 Attorneys” issue. The publication highlights
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The global demand for non-immigrant U.S. visas skyrocketed during the COVID-19 health emergency, when travel was halted and U.S. embassies and consulates closed. Even after reopening, U.S. embassies and consulates
Continue Reading Bipartisan Letter from the Senate Urges U.S. State Department to Address Ongoing Visa Delays
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated guidance in its Policy Manual, which makes a key change in the interpretation of when an immigrant visa number “becomes available”
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Business immigration visa quotas have long presented a major hurdle for employers and employees. There is no logic to the quota systems that Congress has in place, and quotas are
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On Dec. 15, 2022, Congress passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (the “2023 NDAA”), which contains two key changes to the eligibility for
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Greenberg Traurig Immigration & Compliance Practice Shareholders Kate Kalmykov and Nataliya Rymer were grateful for the opportunity to meet with Consular Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Paris and tour
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This guide provides a list of documents generally required for the I-526 Source of Funds Analysis. Because each case is unique and presents different facts and circumstances, the list below
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Effective Sept. 26, 2022, USCIS is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) from 12 months to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who
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