Understanding U.S. Immigrant Visa Interview Schedule Fluctuations
The U.S. immigrant visa interview schedule has been the subject of intense scrutiny since the first wave of COVID-19-induced family-based family retrogression. And to 273,263 Filipino immigrant visa applicants, a whiff of an update to the U.S. Embassy Manila interview schedule is a source of anxiety. Why is my U.S. immigrant visa interview taking so […]
Visa Updates for July 2021
Open space and the visa race Space is the new frontier for conquest, astonishingly not by governments that fired the first boosters. With NASA and Roscosmos grounded, a few proud billionaires and the head of a country with billions in population seized the moment. The UK’s Sir Richard Branston earned his astronaut wings when he […]
Immigration Options for Filipinos: An Update
Good news for would-be immigrants! Governments are slowly easing up on travel restrictions, so even during the pandemic, there are immigration options for Filipinos. While vaccines, “vaccine passports,” and “vaxications” may restore international mobility, the pandemic remains a variable holding up a new normal. For international travel “to come back,” more people must be vaccinated, […]
Work to Residency Pathway in 5 Countries by 2022
The five popular “Desti-Nations” are poised to welcome workers and skilled migrants as permanent residents – barring a surge in COVID-19 variants from India and Brazil. United States While there had been a call for caution after the US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) announced a return to normalcy, most social activities have […]
Visa Processing Status at the US Embassy, Manila
Is there a force to harness to have the U.S Embassy in Manila resume visa services? Other than force majeure or Act of God, what else is there? A History of Service Interruption and Phased Resumption Two main factors contributed to the massive backlog of immigrant visa applications at the National Visa Center and the […]
August and July 2020 Visa Bulletin
Have you been waiting for the August 2020 Visa Bulletin? To 3,620,240 visa applicants all over the world who are at the crossroads of their immigrant journey to the United States, the monthly Visa Bulletin is stuck at the traffic light. On Monday, the 20th of July 2020, about 8 PM GMT, the August Visa […]
The June 2020 Visa Bulletin and the 60-Day Immigration Ban
The Visa Office released the June 2020 Visa Bulletin around May 22, 2020. In the past, the Visa Office would publish the report between the 11th and 20th of each month. This Visa Bulletin report informs applicants of one of two things. That they can start processing their immigrant visa applications or that they should […]
How to Read the Visa Bulletin
To ensure that admitting huge numbers of new permanent residents will not overwhelm the economy of the United States, the U.S. government follows a strict visa allocation system. The U.S. Department of State reports the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly report, the “Visa Bulletin.” Monitoring the Visa Bulletin is, therefore, useful if you are […]
Why Your U.S. Visa Application Could be Disapproved
A consul or migration officer can not disapprove of visa applications out of hand. There has to be, in fact, a basis for inadmissibility before a visa application is refused or denied. How an applicant is deemed eligible for a visa At the time of the interview, a visa applicant must qualify for the specific […]
How to Petition a Family Member to the US
As a U.S. Citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), you may sponsor a foreign-citizen family member to live in the U.S. permanently. Learn how to petition a family member and the subsequent visa application procedure in this post. A Petitioner is the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder) filing the petition […]
