Green Card

The government won’t provide guarantees to reuse expired Green Cards Among the proposals made at the beginning of the Biden administration was the possibility of reusing expired Green Card. Despite this initiative, the White House recently stated that this proposal currently has no clear path for implementation. It is worth clarifying that Green Cards grant…

Biden’s budget package might reuse Green Cards Biden’s spending bill includes an immigration provision that proposes to issue Green Cards unused since 1992, which would allow eligible foreign nationals to access lawful permanent residency faster. It is important to explain that the US issues a certain number of Green Cards annually (Fiscal Year – October/September),…

Green Card applicants must now be vaccinated against COVID-19 The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recently mandated that, as of October 1 (when fiscal year 2022 begins), Green Card applicants must demonstrate that they are vaccinated against COVID-19. To understand the issue at hand, it is important to explain that the Green Card…

Biden’s USCIS extends validity of medical exam and vaccination record On August 12, the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) announced that it will temporarily extend the validity of Form I-693, which allows this immigration agency to evaluate the applicant’s medical examination and vaccination record, primarily for foreigners who are applying for adjustment of status…

Democrats introduce amendment to offer previously denied visas On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, three Democratic members of the US House of Representatives introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 (October-September) Homeland Security funding bill. This amendment has already been approved by the Appropriations Committee. Broadly speaking, the amendment would allow individuals, who were unable…

Biden overturned Trump’s Muslim ban Since former President Trump took office in January 2017, he used multiple tools and resources at his disposal such as Executive Orders, Memoranda and Presidential Proclamations to decrease immigration in the US and restrict the entry of certain nationals into the country. For instance, Trump’s so-called Muslim Ban was one…

The Trump administration’s reaction to the health emergency We were not ready to feel the impact of a global pandemic. The sudden arrival and massive outbreak of the Coronavirus took governments around the world by surprise. They had to implement emergency measures and strategies to mitigate the impact of the sanitary emergency, safeguard essential resources,…