Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Non-Immigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease By: Dayna Lally, Esq.[i] On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued a Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Non-Immigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus […]
COVID-19 Test Requirement to All Air Passengers Entering the United States By: Dayna Lally, Esq.[i] On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order titled “Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel.”[ii] Section 5(b)(i) of the Executive Order requires that: The Secretary of HHS, including through the Director of CDC, and in coordination with […]
COVID-19 and B2 Extension Requests On April 13, 2020, the USCIS issued an alert regarding COVID-19 an its impact on immigration-related applications such as B2 extension requests.1 In the alert, the USCIS suggests that it will use its discretion to excuse an applicant’s failure to timely file an application for extension of stay (“EOS”) or […]
Today, the USCIS announced that it will temporarily accept photocopied signature pages: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 National Emergency announced by President Trump on March 13, 2020, we will accept all benefit forms and documents with reproduced original signatures, including the Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, […]
Alert: On March 20, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the immediate and temporary suspension of premium processing service for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). For more information, contact Lally Immigration Services, LLC at (617) 870-1000 or by email to [email protected].
