With the 2024 Summer Olympics approaching, visa applicants may see longer wait times for appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates in Paris and across Europe. The Summer Olympics are set
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Update: Portugal Ends Real Estate Investment Visa Program
In February 2023, Portugal proposed a “Mais Habitação” or “More Housing” bill that would, in part, suspend the entire Golden Visa immigrant investor program in an effort to address housing…
Continue Reading Update: Portugal Ends Real Estate Investment Visa ProgramBipartisan Letter from the Senate Urges U.S. State Department to Address Ongoing Visa Delays
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 DelaysPortugal Announces Upcoming Suspension of Golden Visa Program
On Feb. 16, 2023, the Portuguese Prime Minister announced a set of measures to alleviate the housing problem in Portugal. These measures in part impact and call for termination of…
Continue Reading Portugal Announces Upcoming Suspension of Golden Visa ProgramUSCIS Starts Issuing 48-Month I-829 Petition Receipt Notices
On Jan. 23, 2023, USCIS announced it will issue new Form I-797 receipt notices to newly filed I-829 petitions and eligible conditional permanent residents (CPRs) whose Form I-829 was still…
Continue Reading USCIS Starts Issuing 48-Month I-829 Petition Receipt NoticesCongress Needs to Fix Immigration Visa Quotas to Boost Economy
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…
Continue Reading Congress Needs to Fix Immigration Visa Quotas to Boost EconomyUpdates to the E Visa: New Residency Requirements and Portuguese Nationals Eligible
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…
Continue Reading Updates to the E Visa: New Residency Requirements and Portuguese Nationals EligibleGT Visits the U.S. Embassy In Paris, France
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…
Continue Reading GT Visits the U.S. Embassy In Paris, FranceUSCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals
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…
Continue Reading USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card RenewalsKate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky Present at EB-5 & UGLOBAL Immigration Expo in Vietnam
Kate Kalmykov, co-chair of the Immigration & Compliance Practice, and Jennifer Hermansky, shareholder at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will speak about the EB-5 program and…
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