On September 23, 2016, the State Department announced that U.S. embassies and consulates will no longer accept photographs of visa and passport applicants wearing eyeglasses beginning November 1, 2016. This also applies to photos for U.S. passport applications. Exceptions apply…
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Top 10 Things You Need To Know About the FY 2018 Green Card Lottery
By Tien-Li Loke Walsh Yes, DV Lottery really exists! The government has 50,000 diversity immigrant visas available for FY 2018 (i.e. October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018). Why should you do it? It’s free – you just complete your…
Green Card (DV) Lottery Update: State Department Adds Additional Entrants To “Selected” Status Just Before End Of Fiscal Year!
In a little-seen post on Facebook, the U.S. State Department on September 10, 2016 reminded green card lottery applicants (DV Lottery) to check their DV 2017 status because additional entrants have been “added” to the “selected” status. Considering that all…
USCIS Confirms: Current Form I-9 Valid Until January 21, 2017
On September 12, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted on its “What’s New” page that employers may continue using the current version of Form I-9 with a revision date of 03/08/2013 N until Jan. 21, 2017. After…
