Immigrant Visa

For foreign national employees and the HR professionals who support them, few immigration experiences are more frustrating than hearing the words “administrative processing” after a visa interview. This additional review

Continue Reading Navigating Visa Administrative Processing: A Guide for Foreign National Employees and HR Professionals

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced July 25, 2025, a significant change to its interview waiver policy effective Sept. 2, 2025. This policy revision will require most nonimmigrant visa

Continue Reading DOS to Require In-Person Consular Interviews for Most Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants

The Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Data Center houses the online wage library for prevailing wage determinations. A centralized database, the FLC Data Center collects and stores data on labor certifications

Continue Reading OFLC Wage Library Being Deprecated July 1

On June 14, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released its policy guidance on the eligibility criteria for initial and renewal applications for employment authorization documents in compelling circumstances

Continue Reading USCIS Provides Guidance on Employment Authorization Documents Based on Compelling Circumstances

Due to the suspension of immigrant visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in April 2021, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) formally designated Russian nationals as homeless nationals

Continue Reading Tashkent and Almaty Added as Processing Posts for Russian IR-5 Cases

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