Immigration Law

On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued a proclamation ending travel bans that restricted the entry of nonimmigrants present in China, Brazil, India, Iran, South Africa, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Schengen Area.1 The proclamation also created a new rule,...

President Biden has issued a proclamation rescinding the existing region/country-specific COVID travel bans, instead putting in place a consistent approach requiring that non-US citizens present evidence of vaccination prior to travel in order to be admitted to the...

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...