Law Office of Nirwan & Associates

On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation restricting travel to the United States because of the spread of Covid-19. The order was extended on December 31, 2020 until March 30, 2021. Pursuant to the order, no immigrant visa interviews will be scheduled for certain categories. The order leaves certain groups eligible for an interview: 1. IR-1 Immediate relatives (Parents and Spouses) ... 2. IR-2 Immediate relatives (child under 21) 3. CR-1 - Conditional Resident spouses 4. CR-2 - Child (under 21) of Conditional Resident spouse. Interviews will be considered on an expedited requests. Neither the NVC nor the U.S. Embassy will schedule the appointment. The interview MUST be requested. Law Office of Nirwan & Associates 1104 Corporate Way Sacramento, CA 95831 Tel: 916-832-3144 _____________________________________________________________________ Message from the U.S. Embassy, Mumbai: (Dated: January 8, 2021) Greetings from U.S. Consulate General Mumbai. If your request is for an IR1, IR2, CR1, or CR2 category visa, processing of your clients case may be considered for an expedited appointment. Requests for an expedited appointment cannot be accepted by email. Keep in mind that the consulate is currently closed for visa operations. Submitting an expedite request does not guarantee you will be granted an appointment. Requests that do not meet the criteria for an emergency appointment under our current operating posture may not be considered until a later phase in our resumption of routine services. The consulate cannot guarantee when it will be able to resume limited visa services or consider requests for expedited appointments. As local conditions change and we are able to increase visa services in a manner that keeps both our staff and customers safe, we will advise the public.

BREAKING NEWS On December 31, 2020, President Trump extended the ban on immigrants coming to the U.S. on work-based visas and green cards through the end of March 2021. President Trump issued the ban in April and in June 2020 in the name of protecting American workers from foreign competition. ... Under the ban no new immigrant interview or work based visas will be scheduled. https://www.wsj.com//trump-administration-extends-ban-on-h

Public Notice: (Updated as of Sept 11, 2020) The Sacramento and San Francisco Immigration Court will resume hearings (Master and Individual Hearing) in non-detained cases starting Monday September 28, 2020. ... The Los Angeles Immigration Court will resume hearing in non-detained cases starting Monday September 21, 2020.

Effective August 25, 2020, USCIS will begin implementing the new rules for individuals applying for work authorization through asylum. Below are the key differences between the old vs new rules. The rules does apply to applicants with pending asylum applications and all future applicants.

Immigration News In June 2020, USCIS (Immigration) contract with third party vendor to print and produce work authorization (work permit) and legal permanent resident card (Green Card) expired. The contract was not renewed. USCIS is hoping to print and produce legal documents in house. However, the transition was not complete which caused a backlog and increase in waiting period. ... According to USCIS there is no time to complete the transition. However anticipate a backlog of one year and plus before receiving your card.

Asylum Seekers and Work Authorization

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