by Matthew Hoppock | Dec 30, 2016 | Immigration, U Visas |
Bad news for the end of 2016. If you were hoping for movement in the U visa processing date, you’re out of luck. I’ve been writing about the backlog in U-Visa processing for almost two years now. The processing of U Visas has ground to an almost complete...
by Matthew Hoppock | Mar 24, 2016 | Immigration, U Visas |
Shocking numbers have just come out on the rate of processing of U Visas for the first quarter, and the growing U Visa backlog. The numbers show that while the government approved roughly 10,000 U Visas in the first quarter of this fiscal year (which is the annual...
by Matthew Hoppock | Feb 11, 2016 | Immigration, U Visas |
We have written several times about the growing U Visa backlog. We had anticipated that activity would pick up at the Vermont Service Center, which processes all U Visas, once the new year started. But January came and went, and still there was no uptick in...
by Matthew Hoppock | Oct 1, 2015 | Immigration, Immigration Reform, Startup Visa, Visa Bulletin |
Much of the recent immigration debate in the press and by politicians is over border security and what degree of status to grant those unlawfully present. It is understandable that people (politicians) would want to focus here: these issues fire up their political...
by Matthew Hoppock | Sep 4, 2015 | Immigration, Visa Bulletin |
One more action proposed by the President in November, 2014 looks like it is about to happen, almost a year later. Recent reports from several sources confirm that the State Department is preparing to reform the way it tracks visa availability to permit individuals...
