Words of Wisdom for Business Family and Other Rebecca Kitson Albuquerque New Mexico Rebecca Massiatte Dallas Texas What we will cover CDJ Update News from Juarez Visa Office Update News from the World ID: 247359
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Consular Processing Around the World: Words of Wisdom for Business, Family, and Other
Rebecca Kitson, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rebecca
Massiatte
, Dallas, TexasSlide2
What we will cover
CDJ Update: News from Juarez
Visa Office Update: News from the World
Consular-Related IssuesSlide3
CDJ Update: News from Juarez
General advice from the consulate:
Double-check I-864 issues
ASC appointments are through:
https://usvisa-info.com/es-MX/selfservice/us_service_options
https://usvisa-info.com/es-mx/selfservice/ss_country_welcome
Arrival times for appointments Inquiries and communication with the postSlide4
CDJ Update: I-601A Processing and Immigrant Visas
CDJ officials indicate an average of two weeks’ total processing time for those with I-601A approvals
Officials indicate that approvals are now recorded in the system and the information about the approval is available to consular officers
A de novo review of admissibility is always conducted
Applicants are encouraged to bring their approval notice and additional copies of any criminal records Slide5
CDJ Update: DACA Applicants and Consular Processing
I-131’s and DACA applicants
Anecdotal reports indicate approvals for IV appointments generally
Consular reactions to DACA / IV applicants
Inadmissibility / unlawful presence bars Slide6
CDJ Update: Medical Clinics
CDJ has added a 3
rd
medical clinic staffed by panel physicians
View from practitioners regarding new clinic
Persistent issues with medical clinics Slide7
Visa Office Update
U.K.
c
autions – when they can be used in determining inadmissibility VO responds regarding the invalidity of Somalian passports and alternative documents
H-1B’s in India and the employer-employee relationship Slide8
Visa Office Update
Assistive Reproductive Technology (ART)
p
olicy change implementation Updates on J-1 visas Program sponsors & site inspections
DOS commentary on administrative processing and consular review of documents Slide9
Consular-Related Issues
The post-IV nightmare – paying the IV Fee of $165 online
Current state of electronic I-94s and reports of issues Slide10
THANK YOU!!
Email addresses for speakers:
rk@rkitsonlaw.com
MassiatteR@jacksonlewis.com