Pause in Immigrant Visa Processing Imposed by Presidential Proclamation – Effective April 23 for Sixty Days at Consular Posts

After numerous rumors in the past few days regarding the suspension of immigration to the United States (U.S.), President Trump’s Proclamation (Suspension Proclamation) was finally published on April 22.  The Proclamation references the disruption of the economy post COVID-19 as a basis for the Proclamation.  The Proclamation does not address the current dichotomy between family-based …

Expired State Identity Documents Temporarily Accepted for Form I-9 List B and the Case-by Case Remote Form I-9 Completion Risk

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued a follow-up Question and Answer sheet   (Q&A Sheet) to the  March 20 announcement of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) related to a limited relaxation to physical proximity requirements associated with Form I-9 completion due to COVID-19.  While the acceptance of an expired state identity document …

Critical COVID-19 Guidance for Certain Foreign Workers

The ever-changing impact of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic is making it extremely difficult for employers to plan what to do with their foreign worker populations right now. DW Immigration stands ready to help! Here below we summarize some critical pieces of immigration information from the various government agencies and our related guidance, as it stands …