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Important Update: Immigrant Visa Interview Appointment

Important Update: If your immigrant visa interview appointment is scheduled after August 31, 2022, you will visit the embassy at least twice.  The first visit will be for a Document Review & Biometrics and the second visit for your visa interview. First Visit: Document Review & Biometrics Your first visit to the embassy is for Document Review to ... Read More»

By | 1 August, 2022 | Topics: Immigrant Visas, News, Notification

H-2 Visa Program

Under the H-2 visa program, applicants can legally work temporarily in the United States in agriculture, construction, forestry, landscaping, and many other types of industries. The H-2A visa is for temporary agricultural work while the H-2B visa is for temporary or seasonal non-agricultural work. Read More»

By | 28 October, 2021 | Topics: Visas

Department of Homeland Security Announces Distribution of More Than $12 Million in Funding for Communities Receiving Migrants

Release Date: September 27, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announced more than $12.2 million in grants through the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), which was authorized by Congress to support communities that are providing services to migrants. ... Read More»

By | 28 September, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

Remarks by President Biden Before the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Remarks by President Biden Before the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly | New York, NY   September 20th, 2023 United Nations Headquarters New York, New York 10:17 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, and my fellow leaders, about a week ago I stood on the other side of the world in Vietnam ... Read More»

By | 21 September, 2023 | Topics: News, Speeches | Tags: , , ,

DHS Issues Proposed Rule to Modernize H-2 Temporary Visa Programs and Strengthen Worker Protections

Release Date: September 18, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took steps to strengthen protections for temporary workers through the H-2A temporary agricultural and the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker programs (H-2 programs). In a  notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published today , DHS proposed modernizing and improving the H-2 programs by providing greater flexibility and protections for participating workers, and ... Read More»

By | 19 September, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: ,

Memorandum on Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2024

BRIEFING ROOM PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS Presidential Determination No. 2023-12 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2024 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 706(1) of the Foreign ... Read More»

By | 18 September, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases

El Salvador National Day

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 On behalf of the United States of America, I convey my heartfelt congratulations to the people of El Salvador as they celebrate their Independence Day. This year marks the 202nd anniversary of El Salvador’s independence.  On this special occasion, I am reminded of the ... Read More»

By | 15 September, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases

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