Immigration Suspension Executive Order - MEGA THREAD

[Dashinka 24,488]

2 minutes ago, Dougefresh56 said:

So if I’m reading this right there is no ban on Non-Immigrant Visas. That would include a K visa. More specifically a K1 visa. So the Fiancée comes on a Non Immigrant VISA. Then gets married to the US citizen. Then they would be exempt from the Green Card Ban

K1s, L1s, O1s, HBs 

 

It does not appear anyone in the US is impacted, i.e. AOS.

Edited April 22, 2020 by Dashinka

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

6 minutes ago, Reyess said:

I know lots of people have been asking the same thing over and over again, simply trying to understand. If someone is the fiancé (K-1 visa) of an active duty member, it doesn’t apply to them? 
It’s just confusing honestly. 

It says that K1s are exempt from it anyway 

[stringpuller 74]

Sounds like everything is exempt. Why have an order then? K feel non of it is even necessary. 

[TVC 244]

So once again my case is too complicated. Nobody really knows if this applies to my 6yo stepson, my wifes biological son but NOT my biological  son, whom I have not adopted.

[OhWow 83]

This is totally speculatory of me, but they might wait to pass something related to work visas closer to the election. For 2 reasons:

1. Use the momentum and the impact of this action to drive more votes (too early and the votes could fade away)

2. Mitigate the risk of this action backfiring before the election

 

So, brace yourself. I think this journey has just begun. There will be a lot going on in the next couple of months.

Edited April 22, 2020 by OhWow

[Dashinka 24,488]

1 minute ago, stringpuller said:

Sounds like everything is exempt. Why have an order then? K feel non of it is even necessary. 

Not everything.

[Quarknase 1,072]

1 minute ago, stringpuller said:

Sounds like everything is exempt. Why have an order then? K feel non of it is even necessary. 

Everything except spouses and children of LPR. Pretty much.

[Unlockable 7,314]

Mod announcement:

 

All,

I have created an official EO thread that has the link and wording of the EO. You can ask questions about who is impacted in that thread. Please follow the guidelines of posting in that thread as moderator monitoring will continue.

 

Here is the link:

 

 

[designguy 1,179]

2 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

K1s, L1s, O1s, HBs 

 

It does not appear anyone in the US is impacted, i.e. AOS.

As of today. If he was serious about going after it from an employment perspective, he might do something on the NIV work visas as well

[judyann811 39]

7 minutes ago, proudtobabritgirl said:

I understand people want to be with there partners. But this really is a life or death situation. There isn't enough jobs to sustain the population right now, so I feel the decision is warranted. It's not a personal attack, it's a global pandemic. 

Goes a bit deeper for many about being with their partners for most, actually.

 

I hold a K1 visa and was a week from departing when the UK travel ban was imposed. I had also finished my job, shipped my pets, sold my belongings including my car and finished the lease on my house - the US with my partner IS my new home and I am now stuck without a home, away from my partner and pets etc. Most of the visas in question in this forum are almost always involved with an individual or family packing up their lives to start anew in a new country. 

We do read the news and are aware of the pandemic, but there are factors beyond matters of the heart.

[JonSeattle 202]

1 minute ago, stringpuller said:

Sounds like everything is exempt. Why have an order then? K feel non of it is even necessary. 

People who left the country to wait for their employment based visa are the ones targeted by this. Also those who will soon have to leave so they can re-enter for an employment based visa are affected.

[geowrian 22,337]

4 minutes ago, davejruk said:

Nothing in the wording suggests that there would be any change in processing or issuing currently in process i485, i765 or i131APs under an EB based category, right?  Does the issuance of the green card count as exempt because an AOS is in country?

Correct. AOS is not impacted.

2 minutes ago, stringpuller said:

Sounds like everything is exempt. Why have an order then? K feel non of it is even necessary. 

As usual, the devil is in the details. A full ban is really a ban on a segment of the cases it implies.

 

1 minute ago, Quarknase said:

Everything except spouses and children of LPR. Pretty much.

And parents of a USC. And the son or daughter or sibling of a USC (F1/F3/F4).

[hscoots 43]

Just now, JonSeattle said:

People who left the country to wait for their employment based visa are the ones targeted by this. Also those who will soon have to leave so they can re-enter for an employment based visa are affected.

Also those having interviews lined up under DV category or waiting for number to be current under DV(diversity visa)

[expatorimmigrant 1]

Is L visa holder allowed to enter back into US?  

[Sweetdreaming 397]

2 minutes ago, TVC said:

So once again my case is too complicated. Nobody really knows if this applies to my 6yo stepson, my wifes biological son but NOT my biological  son, whom I have not adopted.

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3481/0-0-0-4805.html

 

This is very niche and has no reason to be affected by the EO.