Application Procedures

The State Department added some categories of people who may be eligible for a waiver of the in-person interview for a non-immigrant visa. Generally, a person must be applying in their country of residence and on previous occasions, must have never been refused a visa. One is generally eligible for an interview waiver if the previous category had expired within the last 12 months, changing the previous rule from 48 months.

You can start the application process here:

On May 13, the Department of State published a final rule that will allow third parties like attorneys of record to attend certain visa appointments. Read more here: https://travel.

USCIS has clarified their Policy Manual regarding criteria for certain TN occupations as found here: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-2-part-p-chapter-6 

Meanwhile, the Regulation listing all TN USMCA occupations appears here:

The biological sex of a person will control the gender option on federal immigration documents. See updated USCIS manual here: https://www.

As the result of an Executive Order issued in January, USCIS will now require noncitizen immigrants to undergo a new “alien registration” process.

For more information on this process, see the USCIS policy update here: https://www.uscis.

The U.S. State Department no longer requires COVID-19 vaccination for green card applicants. Updated vaccination requirements can be found here:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Federal Register notice providing updated procedures for submitting a Form I-140 whether for PERM, Schedule A Occupations or NIWs. Read more here: