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The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates General in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad recently announced that they are accepting visa applications from all regions of India at all visa facilities in order to increase convenience for Indian c… Read More

U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently announced that the Global Entry trusted traveler pilot program has reached 100,000 members. The Global Entry program is a voluntary program that streamlines the international arrivals process for pre-approv… Read More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a revised version of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions. This form is used by individuals with disabilities who are applying for naturalization and who seek… Read More

A recent report from the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai erroneously reported the EB-2 cut-off dates as “current” for India for February 2011. The State Department has since clarified that the Mumbai posting was incorrect. The cut-off da… Read More

As of January 7, 2011, 58,700 petitions had been received by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (US CIS) for the cap of 65,000 new H-1B visas that are available each year. This total does not include the 6,800 visas set aside under U.S. –… Read More

Priority dates for family-sponsored immigrant visa categories showed a major retrogression in the January Visa Bulletin. Categories for unmarried sons and daughters of citizens (F1), spouses and minor children of permanent residents (F2A), unmarried,… Read More

As of January 10, 2011, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico will begin a new visa application process. The Consulate believes that these new procedures will cause visa application costs to go down and in some cases take less time for visa appli… Read More

Forensic Nursing.org, which aims to be the premier web portal for unbiased, accurate and comprehensive information for students exploring the possibility of a career in forensic nursing, recently listed Edgerton Immigration Law’s blog as one of… Read More