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Qatar to Join Visa Waiver Program

Sep 26, 2024 Immigration Updates
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Qatar will be added to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) no later than December 1, 2024. Qatar becomes the 42nd country to be included in the VWP and the first Gulf...

On remand from the Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit highlighted the Board’s responsibilities in adjudicating motions to reopen and rescind in absentia removal orders based on exceptional circumstances

Sep 24, 2024 Immigration Updates
Noncitizens can reopen removal orders by proving either (1) they didn’t receive notice of their missed hearing or (2) exceptional circumstances prevented their attendance. In Campos-Chaves v. Garland (2024), the Supreme...

October 2024 Visa Bulletin Released

Sep 23, 2024 Immigration Updates
The Department of State (DOS) has released the October 2024 Visa Bulletin. With the start of the government’s new fiscal year on October 1, visas will once again become available in the employment-based (EB) categories that...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stops USCIS from granting applications under Biden’s Family-Based Parole-in-Place program indefinitely pending litigation

Sep 16, 2024 Immigration Updates
Since August 19, 2024, undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens have been able to file online applications for the Biden Administration’s new family-based Parole-in-Place program, which offers a promising path...

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