US Department of State will answer questions on drawing green cards
The US Department of State will conduct a Facebook Live chat to answer questions from everyone about the diversification visa lottery, better known as the green card lottery. The event will take place on May 10 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am US East Coast time. ...
The site with the results of the draw of green cards hangs for the second day
On May 7, the results of the green card drawing program, also known as the diversification visa lottery, became available on the website of the US Department of State, but participants cannot check them, since the site has not been working for the second day due to the heavy load. Instead of results, users see a message ...
The results of the DV-2020 green-card lottery have become known: where and how can they be recognized
Today, May 7, from 12:00, the status of applications for the drawing of green cards in the lottery for 2020 (DV-2020) became available for checking. The information will be available until September 30, 2020, according to the US Department of State. You can check your status on the website www.dvlottery.state.gov, for ...
Trump administration will deport privileged green card holders
A new proposal from President Donald Trump's administration would make it much easier to deport legal immigrants - legal permanent residents of the United States who benefit from public benefits and assistance programs. The Trump administration is considering changing longstanding policies to make it easier to deport legal permanent residents of the United States who have used public benefits...
Trump tightened asylum rules for immigrants: what will change
On April 29, US President Donald Trump proposed drastic changes to the asylum system for immigrants in the United States. He signed a memorandum instructing the heads of the departments of justice and homeland security to introduce new rules within 90 days, tightening the asylum policy. ...
The Immigration Service has changed the rules for issuing forms to fill out forms
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it will discontinue its telephone ordering service for USCIS forms as of June 1. The Immigration Service noted that this innovation is part of the agency's ongoing efforts to modernize its processes. Also, giving up the telephone service will allow you to promote…
Officially: green card holders will be denied citizenship because of working with marijuana
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a guide explaining how federal controlled substances law applies to decisions about obtaining US citizenship. Two actual failures were previously known. Now this probability has been officially confirmed. If you have a green card ...
A small change in the rules led to a sharp increase in the number of refusals in US visas
Potential immigrants are increasingly being denied visas based on U.S. State Department determinations that they may become a “burden on society,” even if they demonstrate financial ability, sponsorship, and employment. When Texan construction worker Arturo...
Five myths about emigration
Perhaps it is difficult to find a European country in which the attitude towards emigration would be as negative as in Russia. For many decades (with the exception of a short break in the 90s) Russian propaganda has been instilling in its citizens the idea that any person who left ...
The immigration service has tightened the rules for filing petitions for the relocation of foreign spouses in the US
On April 12, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released additional guidance that deals with spousal petitions for family reunification if they involve minor spouses. The new rules instruct staff to conduct an additional interview for some I-130 petitions (application for ...