January 14, 2026 update: The Department of State posted the policy, which bars final immigrant visa issuance while the pause is in effect. Interviews will continue, and dual nationals are exempted as with prior bans. The affected countries are as follows: Afghanistan,...
On December 16, 2025, President Trump issued a Proclamation, Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States (“expanded ban”), which expands and modifies the June 4 Proclamation Restricting the Entry of Foreign...
On September 6, 2025, the Department of State announced a policy that applicants must apply for nonimmigrant visas in their home countries. This policy reverses years of flexibility in interview location choice: the prior policy allows applicants to interview anywhere...
The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2025 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2025) are now available and entries must be submitted electronically between October 4, 2023, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)(GMT-4) and November 7, 2023, at 12:00...
Last updated: 09/22/2021Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. On September 20, 2021, the White House announced that...
Last updated: 08/24/2021Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. It is not yet known for how long the Biden...
Last updated: 07/06/2021Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. It is not yet known for how long the Biden...
Last updated: 06/24/2021Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. It is not yet known for how long the Biden...
Last updated: 05/26/2021Disclaimer: Any foreign national considering international travel should have an attorney review the particular circumstances of their case as there are currently several “bans” in effect. It is not yet known for how long the Biden...
