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06/08/2020

USCIS filing fees will increase on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020!

Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule that adjusts fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests to ensure U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recovers its costs of services.

23/04/2020

Starting April 23, 2020, pursuant to the executive order signed by President Trump today, the entry to the U.S. of certain immigrants is suspended for a period of 60 days, until June 22, 2020. Bear in mind that the order applies to folks who are outside of the U.S. seeking to immigrate. Below is a breakdown of the order.

Who can still enter the U.S.?
- Spouses and children (unmarried and under 21) of U.S. citizens applying for immigrant visas
- Fiancés of U.S. citizens applying for K-1 visas
- Anyone who already has a green card or immigrant visa
- Anyone applying for an immigrant visa as a medical professional
- Applicants for the EB-5 visa
- Members of the U.S. military and their spouses and/or children
- Applicants for special immigrant visas and their spouses and/or children
- Anyone with a nonimmigrant visa (i.e. tourist, student, ESTA, H-1B, L-1, H-2B, etc.)

Who is not allowed to enter the U.S. for the next 60 days?
- Anyone who is outside the U.S. and is applying for an immigrant visa on any other basis not mentioned above (i.e. parents, siblings, adult and married children of U.S. citizens, spouses and children of permanent residents, etc.)

If I am already in the U.S. and applying for adjustment of status, will I be affected?
- No. You can still apply and your application will continue to be processed.

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted the livelihoods of Americans. In Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020 (Declaring a Nation

22/03/2020

Be Safe!

18/03/2020

Effective March 16, 2020, the U.S. Embassy in Manila has suspended routine consular services, including all visa services.

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines (March 17, 2020) Location: The Philippines Event: The government of the Philippines has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Travelers should be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effec...

18/03/2020

Starting March 18 until April 1, USCIS routine in-person services has been suspended across the United States. This means that no interviews, biometrics, or other appointments will take place during this time. If you have an interview or appointment scheduled during this period, it is now cancelled and will be rescheduled.

ALERT: As of March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has suspended routine in-person services until at least April 1 to help slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

09/06/2019

Applicants for nonimmigrant and immigrant visas must now disclose information regarding their social media platforms on Forms DS-160 and DS-250. This includes usernames or handles for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and any other platforms for the past five years.

Please contact the immigration team at S&P at [email protected] or [email protected] for any questions or assistance.

Meeting between the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Department of State Liaison Committee and the Visa Office of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs

09/06/2019

USCIS will permanently close its field office in Manila, Philippines, on July 5, 2019. Please note that this does NOT mean that the U.S. Embassy in Manila is closing its doors. The Embassy remains open and unchanged.
USCIS field offices currently assist with refugee applications, family reunification visas and foreign adoptions. They also consider parole requests from people outside the U.S. for urgent humanitarian reasons and process naturalization documents for military members who marry foreign nationals, among other responsibilities.

Please contact the immigration team at S&P at [email protected] or [email protected] for any questions or assistance.

USCIS to Close the Manila Field Office USCIS will permanently close its field office in Manila, Philippines, on July 5, 2019. The last day the office will accept applications/petitions and be op