A) Rescheduling a nonimmigrant visa interview/appointment(s) after Completion of Biometric AppointmentRegular readers are aware, that nonimmigrant visa interview/appointments in India is a two-step process. First the applicant needs to provide his / her biometrics at the visa application center (VAC),  which is followed by visa interview at one of the U.S. Consular posts. In many situations,…

Regular readers may be aware that Form I-131A, Application for Travel Document (Carrier Documentation) should be submitted by certain immigrants to obtain necessary documents to be permitted to board a flight to the United States without the carrier being penalised  For example, a child born to a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) mother during her temporary visit abroad is…

Our regular readers are aware that eligible Legal Permanent Residents can apply for a Boarding Foil – formerly known as Transportation Letter, if his/her Green Card (Permanent Resident card I-551) is lost, stolen or damaged while on a temporary visit abroad. The US Embassy’s website in India indicates that their office accepts walk-ins from Monday…

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Policy Memorandum on the ‘Accrual of Unlawful Presence and F, J, and M Nonimmigrants’ dated August 9, 2018, has brought a major shift on the subject of when F, J and M nonimmigrants begin accruing unlawful presence. Prior to this Policy Memorandum, such nonimmigrants started accruing unlawful presence only in…

This Article is published for the benefit of foreign nationals applying for an e-Visa to travel to India. The e-Visa enables prospective visitors to pay the visa fee online and apply for an Indian Visa from his/her home country online without visiting the Indian Mission. Once approved, the applicant receives an email authorizing him/her to…

In September 2018, we published an article discussing issues faced by couples (visa applicants) who had registered the marriage under The Hindu Marriages Act (HMA), without completing the necessary rituals as prescribed under this Act. This can be found here. Over the past few weeks, we have noticed that there is an increase in the…