U.S. visa applicants will now be required to provide their social media identities on social media platforms during the five years preceding the date of application – with an option to voluntarily list other handles not explicitly required. The new requirement follows the Trump administration’s promise of “extreme vetting” of
Even if you are not a citizen of a particular country but you reside in that country, it is still possible to apply for a U.S. visa in your country of residence. Likewise, if you are a citizen of a country but you don’t live in that country, you may
In the latest attempt to overall the U.S. immigration system, U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a new proposal aimed at forging a compromise between Congressional Democrats and Republicans in Washington. The proposal, which was drafted by the senior advisor and presidential son-in-law. Jared Kushner contains two major ideas: A
Earlier this month, a U.S. Federal Court judge issued an injunction against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) blocking an August 9, 2018 policy memorandum on accrual of unlawful presence of F, M and J nonimmigrant visa holders. You can read more about the policy memorandum at: Final
U.S. attorneys are members of at least one U.S. bar association. Most bar associations have public listings of their member lawyers in good standing and these members can be publicly searched. For David Enterline, you can go to this website and search for his last name “Enterline” – https://ams.okbar.org/eweb/startpage.aspx?site=FALWEB For
The U.S. Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) has rescinded a policy that air passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau have a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery. The policy, which
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) COVID-19 related flexibilities will expire on March 23, 2023. The USCIS, which has extended COVID-19 related flexibilities multiple times including March 2022, October 2022 and January 2023 are not expected to be further extended. The extensions have been in place to assist
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has announced that lawful permanent residents may receive temporary evidence of their lawful permanent resident status by mail rather than having to physically visit a field office to receive an Alien Documentation, Identification and Telecommunication (“ADIT”) stamp (also known as an I-551
Family-based immigration is an important aspect of the United States immigration system, which allows citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their close relatives. One of the family-based immigrant visa categories is the first preference category, which is for unmarried adult children (21 years or older) of U.S. citizens; often
Enterline and Partners recently obtained an approval for a Philippine client based on his investment of US$70,000 into a new business in the United States. This is a relatively small investment for an E-2 Treaty Investor visa and demonstrates that a “totality of the evidence and the business” is very
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has issued new guidelines in the agency’s policy manual in determining when an immigrant visa number “becomes available” for purposes of calculating an immigrant visa applicant’s age under the Child Status Protection Act (“CSPA”). In order for a child to be issued
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