PurposeU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address automatic extension of employment authorization for certain H-4, E, and L nonimmigrant dependent spouses. USCIS is also rescinding the 2002 Legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service memorandum entitled, “Guidance on Employment Authorization for E and L Nonimmigrant Spouses, and...Read More

Last Updated: November 9, 2021 On October 25, President Biden announced a Presidential Proclamation titled “A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”  This proclamation, which took effect at 12:01 am Eastern Standard Time on November 8, 2021, ended the travel restrictions under Presidential Proclamations (P.P.) 9984, 9992, 10143,...Read More

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will exempt filing fees and streamline application processing for Afghan nationals who were paroled into the United States for humanitarian reasons on or after July 30, 2021.  These actions will help facilitate their resettlement in the U.S. by streamlining the processing of requests...Read More

On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued a proclamation endingtravel bans that restricted the entry of nonimmigrants present inChina, Brazil, India, Iran, South Africa, Ireland, the United Kingdom, andthe Schengen Area.1 The proclamation also created a new rule, effectiveNovember 8, 2021, that requires all adult nonimmigrant travelers enteringthe United States via air travel to be...Read More