Figures released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) show final fiscal year statistics for 2019.

The United States Department of State recently made a number of significant changes to visa validity periods and application fees affecting Australian and French citizens.

Officials at US ports of entry have been authorized to conduct additional screening on individuals who present a known risk or individuals about whom more information is needed to make a determination of risk.

Containment efforts have increased in the US with enhanced screening for coronavirus in force in international airports across the country.

New powers are now in force allowing US officials to lawfully ask women travellers if they are pregnant and planning to give birth in the US.

2020 is set to bring wide-ranging changes in US immigration regulations as the Trump Administration moves ahead against a deadline of the Election. 

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s order to deny visas to immigrants without health insurance pending a full legal challenge.

A new H-1B registration process takes effect for the 2021 fiscal year, which is hoped to deliver overall cost savings to petitioning employers. 

USCIS plans to close 13 international field offices and 3 district offices by August 2020, with only 7 international field offices to remain open.

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