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The U.S. Department of State has made changes to the Visa Reciprocity Schedule, which determines how long a visa stamp is valid and whether it allows single or multiple entries, based on your country and visa type. What’s New? As of July, many nonimmigrant visas are now being issued for: Only 3 months Single entry […]
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On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it had received enough H-1B Cap-Subject applications to reach the congressionally mandated maximum of H-1B visas for Fiscal Year 2026. Background: The H-1B nonimmigrant status/visa is an employer sponsored temporary work status for foreign national professional workers in specialty occupations in the United States. The H-1B […]
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As we celebrate the Fourth of July, a day that marks the birth of our nation and the principles of liberty, equality, and justice, it is important to pause and reflect not just on what our country was founded upon, but also on the ways in which these values are being tested today. The […]
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On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued his Birthright Citizenship Order, eliminating birthright citizenship for people born AFTER the effective date of the order, and who are: 1) a child of an undocumented mother and a father who is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; or 2) a child of a mother who […]
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The State Department will resume scheduling of visa interviews for applicants seeking F-1 student, M-1 student and J-1 exchange visitor visas abroad. On May 27, 2025, the Department of State issued a cable directing consular posts to pause scheduling of visa interviews for the F-1, M-1 and J-1 exchange visitor categories, pending the Department’s expansion […]
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On June 4, 2025, President Trump signed a proclamation titled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” This executive order reinstates and expands upon previous travel restrictions and cites national security concerns and the prevention of threats from foreign terrorists […]
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The U.S. Department of State has paused the scheduling of all F, M, & J Student & Exchange Visitor visa interviews at U.S. embassies abroad. As reported in the New York Times and Washington Post, on May 27, 2025, Secretary of State Rubio circulated an internal Department of State (DOS) Cable that ordered a pause […]
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On May 13, 2025, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan. The Department of Homeland Security initially designated Afghanistan for TPS on May 20, 2022, allowing citizens of Afghanistan who were physically residing the United States on September 20, 2023, and continuously […]
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Kolko and Casey, P.C. is so pleased to announce that Emilie Mahoney is joining our firm as an Associate Attorney. Emilie previously worked at the Tahirih Justice Center in Falls Church Virginia, where her practice focused on humanitarian-based immigration applications. Prior to that, she worked as a constituent services caseworker for Senator Chris Van Hollen […]
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Español As we reported in mid-March, pursuant to the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alien Registration Requirement (ARR), starting on April 11, 2025, if you are a non-U.S. citizen, older than 14 years of age and you have not been fingerprinted or registered with DHS, and you remain in the United States for 30 […]
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English Como informamos en marzo, de conformidad con el nuevo Requisito de Registro de Extranjeros (ARR, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS), a partir del 11 de abril de 2025, si usted no es ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, tiene más de 14 años, no ha sido registrado ni se […]
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Since the start of this Administration on January 20, 2025, 149 lawsuits have been filed against the current administration. Keeping track of what is happening with any given Executive Order, Presidential Memo or Presidential Action, can be confusing. This blog post will focus on the current status of the following Executive actions and the challenges […]
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