On August 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended and re-designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrians, allowing Syrians who have already obtained TPS to re-apply and for Syrians who have arrived to the United States more recently to apply for TPS. This extension and re-designation is for 18 months, from October […]
Individuals interested in coming to the United States in order to engage in trade, may be able to qualify for a Treaty Trader (E-1), as long as they are a citizen of a country with which the United States “maintains treaties of commerce and navigation” and as long as other specific conditions are met. In […]
D visas are nonimmigrant visas available to foreign nationals entering the United States as crewmembers on board sea vessels or international airlines and intended to leave within 29 days. These most commonly include the following: pilots or flight attendants on commercial airplanes; captains, engineers, or deckhands of sea vessels; and service staff on cruise ships. […]
