In this post I outline the most common visa types based on the purpose of travel.

In my last post I outlined 3 significant ways that President Biden would change U.S. visa rules. Although his focus will be ending Trump-era programs that were put in place to restrict visas and immigration, there are areas where he is unlikely to make significant changes. Below are the 3 most important areas where President Biden likely will NOT change U.S. visa rules

On January 18th the White House issued an executive order which declared that previous travel restrictions which affected citizens or anyone who had been present in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the European Union’s Schengen Zone would be lifted on January 26th.

The inauguration of Joe Biden as America’s 46th President will come with significant implications for U.S. visa rules. In this post I outline 3 significant ways that President Biden is likely to change U.S. visa rules.

2021 is here and with it comes a new U.S. administration and COVID-19 vaccine deployment. It is reasonable to predict that United States embassies and consulates around the world will begin to resume normal operations as populations are vaccinated and normalcy returns to the world. The exact timing of this will depend on local circumstances in different countries, but one thing that will be the same everywhere will be an increased demand for U.S. visas.

On August 31st the U.S. Department of State published a notice indicating that K visas will receive priority processing as more embassies and consulates increase their visa services.

Since March routine visa services worldwide have been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A question I get frequently is when will routine visa processing resume.

In this post I summarize the restrictions announced in June on H1-B, L, and J visas.

I received a question recently on what is happening with immigrant visa processing in China given the outbreak of novel coronavirus and the various efforts to contain it. I want to share that information here as well in case there are others whose cases have been impacted.

There are a lot of online forums and social media groups that center around immigration and visa issues. I’ve spent a fair amount of time lurking and posting in these groups over the years and while they can be a good place for people to commiserate, and as a former Visa Officer I’d like to offer five observations about the downsides of these groups that I think people looking for advice should be aware of.