On Sept. 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) officially announced that all available immigrant visas in the Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) unreserved category have been issued for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The unreserved category does not include the set-aside visa categories enumerated under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), including
The E-2 visa has long been a popular option for entrepreneurs, investors, and employees seeking to live and work in the United States by investing in or working for a qualifying U.S. business. Historically, the U.S. Embassy in London has been a predictable and efficient post for processing E-2 visas, with interviews typically lasting only
With the 2024 Summer Olympics approaching, visa applicants may see longer wait times for appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates in Paris and across Europe. The Summer Olympics are set to take place in Paris, France from July 26 to Aug. 11, 2024. The Paralympics will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8. Drawing
This post provides the latest update with respect to consular section operations in Israel. After closures caused by the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and subsequent security concerns, the U.S. consular posts in Israel have resumed essential U.S. citizen services and limited nonimmigrant visa services.
The U.S. Citizen Services Unit has established daily walk-in
With Israel under attack and the consequential war between the country and Hamas, Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration & Compliance team has prepared the below guidance for U.S. citizens and Israeli and third-country nationals seeking to travel to or from the United States.
Greenberg Traurig Immigration & Compliance Practice Shareholders Kate Kalmykov and Nataliya Rymer were grateful for the opportunity to meet with Consular Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Paris and tour their American Citizen Services and Consular Visa Services sections as part of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) RDC Conference. Below are some key updates
Kate Kalmykov is quoted in a EB-5 Investors Visa Blog post titled “Consular Processing Uses Tiered Approach to Triage EB-5 Applications.”
Read “Consular Processing Uses Tiered Approach to Triage EB-5 Applications.”
The United States Embassy in Moscow is reducing consular services and suspending visa processing as of May 12, 2021. This means that only emergency U.S. citizen services, as well as limited age-out and life or death emergency immigrant visas, will be processed for the foreseeable future. Routine notarial services, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, and