Public entities will not be closed. However, processing times and other immigration services are expected to be delayed between December 25-26, 2024, and January 1-2, 2025 as most entities will have skeletal staff in offices during this period. Brazil Brazil Government offices will be closed De...
Foreign nationals applying for an in-country initial or renewed visa or seeking to update their Peruvian identity card are currently experiencing adjudication delays due to backlogs at the National Superintendence of Immigration. Processing times are currently three months or more for initial visa applic...
The processing lags come as the Biden administration and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas seek to reform the immigration system. "We still send graduates educated in our great universities back to their home countries instead of allowing them to drive innovation here in America," Sen...
The backlog of cases in Dallas' immigration court has reached its highest point in a decade, resulting in the second-longest waiting times in Texas, a new national study shows. At the end of April, Dallas had 2,633 pending cases, and the only courts with more were in San Antonio and...
Crucial service outlets, like biometric centres, are closed around the world or operating at reduced capacity making processing times slow. Engaged couples, who are not eligible for common-law status, are especially feeling the strain. The foreign fiance is not exempt from travel restrictions and ...
Courts Authority to Invalidate agency actions :The argument says that courts have authority to invalidate USCIS actions like the delays in processing in this case. They give reference to the5 USC 706for the same. Immigration Nationality Act :They explain the details of H1B and general immigrant ...
However, US Citizenship and Immigration has said that a “surge” in requests for OPT work permits has created delays to the standard 90-day processing time, which now runs anywhere from four weeks to five months. “The backlog has made it nearly impossible for students… to begin...
Even processing times for the extra-cost “expedited” service can currently take seven to nine weeks, plus added time for delivery. The root of the current backlog can be traced to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a record number of Americans hit the skies post-pandemic, demand for passport ser...
As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, lawmakers in some Democratic-led states are proposing new ways to resist his efforts Associated PressJan. 25, 2025 'Yes, Queen!' Fans Gather in Manhattan to Cheer on Author Rebecca Yarros The event had the feel of ...
Germany has continued to attract international students despite the pandemic, but demand has its immigration system creaking so badly that some are turning elsewhere, it has been claimed. High volumes of visa applications are placing a strain on German embassies and consulates worldwide, some of whi...