Consular Processing
New U.S. Department of Homeland Security Overstay Report
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) released the “Fiscal Year 2017 Entry/Exit Overstay Report,” (the “Report”). The Report provides data on departures and overstays, by country, for foreigners who were expected to leave the U.S. from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017. The Report provides a better understanding of those who remain in the U.S. beyond their authorized period of admission. A high overstay rate can negatively affect whether applicants from such a country are approved for non-immigrant visas. Read more “New U.S. Department of Homeland Security Overstay Report”
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently released the Visa Bulletin for September of 2018. The Visa Bulletin assists family-based and employment-based Green Card petitioners in determining the wait times for various visas to become available. There are wait times for certain visas to become available for use by foreign nationals because many visa categories have a limited amount of visas available for use every year and there are more visa applicants than available visas. 
U.S. Consultancy Group, LLC, was recently added onto the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City’s “List of Attorneys” as a company which handles various U.S. immigration cases. To view our company on the U.S. Consulate’s List of Attorneys, click on the following link and scroll down to page 9: