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Can U.S. Citizens Petition for Family from Travel Ban Countries 2025?
In 2025 U.S. citizens can still petition immediate relatives from banned countries, but new rules add deep vetting, longer waits,…
Pending Family-Based Petitions for Immediate Relatives: USCIS Review
USCIS’s August 1, 2025 guidance tightens scrutiny of immediate-relative petitions, raising documentation standards, expanding fraud checks and interviews, and maintaining…
How USCIS Determines Enhanced Security for Asylum Seekers by Country
USCIS now applies enhanced vetting to asylum claims from high‑risk countries, adding background checks, biometrics, and stricter document verification. Officers…
Are DV Lottery Winners from 19 Countries Still Eligible to Immigrate?
The June 9, 2025 proclamation suspends visas for nationals of 19 countries, stopping Diversity Visa processing for DV-2025 and DV-2026…
What Background Checks and Interviews Do U.S. Asylum Applicants Face?
Asylum applicants must attend a USCIS biometrics appointment for fingerprints, photo, and signature. USCIS sends this data to the FBI…
Can I Submit Updated Country Conditions Reports During the Freeze?
The government ordered a nationwide freeze on asylum decisions starting Nov. 29, 2025. USCIS and EOIR must log but cannot…
Pending Diversity Visa Applications for Sudan, Iran, Cuba: What Next?
The DV-2025 cycle ended on September 30, 2025, terminating issuance of remaining diversity visas. No extensions or appeals are allowed;…
U Visa, T Visa, or VAWA While Asylum Is On Hold: Options
Applicants with asylum cases pending may also pursue U, T, or VAWA relief concurrently. Each route has different eligibility rules,…