Immigration News Update Mid August 2020 – (Newsletter) DHS and USCIS are “illegally” directed! Immigration

Follow these links to access the latest USCIS Service Centers and Labor Department processing times, as well as the latest State Department Visa Bulletin with the latest visa number deadlines:

Foreign Ministry Visa Bulletin:

Mr. Kuck was also quoted by Bloomberg law in “New Guidelines Details on Visa Ban National Exceptions of Interest”. Mr. Kuck said that this proclamation “is basically a complete review of the previous exceptions and prohibitions” contained in the original order. For example, the State Department’s definition of jobs related to critical infrastructure industries in the new guidelines is a major extension of the traditional definition, he said. In the Gomez case, Mr Kuck brought a friend of the court who challenged the ban. “The average person thinks of a nuclear power plant, but now it includes IT companies, communications, food and agriculture. I cannot think of a sector that is not included, ”he said under the exceptions of the H-1B claimants. Mr Kuck predicted that many visa hopefuls stuck outside of the US are likely to be able to demonstrate they qualify for a national ban waiver. “It seems like most of the currently stuck individuals who have been denied an exemption in the past easily qualify. It’s a complete way back because they know they are going to lose this litigation. “The article is at https://news.bloomberglaw.com/Daily work report / visa bannational interest exceptionsdetailed instructions.

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