In effort to implement hygiene and social distancing recommendations from the CDC, our office has temporarily put in place a no in-person appointment policy. We will continue to deliver quality legal services and will be responsive to the needs of our clients during this time.
After enduring the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year, most U.S. embassies and consulates are not operating at full capacity. Due to limited appointment availability, a significant backlog was created for immigrant (IV) and nonimmigrant visa (NIV) applicants waiting a...
The last several years have created high levels of stress and fear for many immigrants in the U.S. At times, it has seemed that nearly every week a new announcement was made that adversely impacted immigrants – from Dreamers to refugees – and put their futures in...
The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for March 2021. The below are the cut-off dates for certain employment-based categories. FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR MARCH 2021 DATES FOR FILING CUT-OFF DATES FOR MARCH 2021 Reach out to the Law Offices of...
The Law Offices of Robert P. Gaffney is happy to report that one of President Joseph Biden’s first acts as president was to publish the Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States, available at...
The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for November 2020. The below are the cut-off dates for certain employment-based categories. FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR NOVEMBER 2020 DATES FOR FILING CUT-OFF DATES FOR NOVEMBER 2020 Reach out to the Law...
The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for October 2020. The below are the cut-off dates for certain employment-based categories. FINAL ACTION CUT-OFF DATES FOR OCTOBER 2020 DATES FOR FILING CUT-OFF DATES FOR OCTOBER 2020 Reach out to the Law Offices...
By Robert P. Gaffney, Esq. and Kristina M. Seil, Esq. In a speech in the White House Rose Garden on July 14, 2020, the President announced that he had signed an executive order ending U.S. preferential treatment for Hong Kong. In the President’s words, “Hong Kong will...
The Trump administration has been scouting for endorsements to back up its claim that immigrant holders of the temporary H-1B specialty occupation visa are harmful to the American economy. A central argument underpinning restrictions stresses that H-1B visa holders...
After a beneficiary of an immigrant petition receives approval, she must decide whether to adjust status in the United States or apply for an immigrant visa abroad. With the prolonged adjudication times of adjustment of status applications, many of our clients who are...
By Robert P. Gaffney, Esq. and Kristina M. Seil, Esq. On June 22, 2020, the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation[i] (titled “Presidential Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus...
