Official Executive Order for Suspending Entry of Immigrants

[payxibka 10,047]

Just now, tahm said:

In my opinion, K-1s are gonna be affected because they're a tricky Non-Immigrant visa because you do have the intent of immigrating. I think they're gonna delay the issue of k1s. But I could be wrong.

Several other non immigrant visas have immigrant intent.   

[payxibka 10,047]

1 minute ago, Spookie said:

Reading the proclamation I came across this: 

 

 

I assume this has to do with the temporary worker visas but would this also extend to the K-1 and B1/B2 visas? Would this affect the ESTA/VWP?

B1/B2 and VWP entrants can't work 

[geowrian 22,337]

3 minutes ago, Spookie said:

Reading the proclamation I came across this: 

 

 

I assume this has to do with the temporary worker visas but would this also extend to the K-1 and B1/B2 visas? Would this affect the ESTA/VWP?

Impossible to know as it doesn't exist yet.

Probably not IMO as they do not permit work. K-1 would be the closest as it is a path to work.

Edited April 23, 2020 by geowrian

[JBF 116]

1 minute ago, tahm said:

In my opinion, K-1s are gonna be affected because they're a tricky Non-Immigrant visa because you do have the intent of immigrating. I think they're gonna delay the issue of k1s. But I could be wrong.

I believe the significant difference in the case of K-1 visas is that they enter the country as non-immigrants, then file for AOS and then cannot work for several months. Which is why in my opinion they most likely won’t be affected. In the DS-160, fiancés are also deemed as “immediate relatives”. However these are only my opinions obviously. 

[DeleteMePlease123 91]

2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

B1/B2 and VWP entrants can't work 

Obviously.

 

But it says it'll review non-immigrant programs aka does that refer to those with non-immigrant intent aka tourism or it's only about the immigrant ones exclusively? 

Edited April 23, 2020 by Spookie

[kzielu 1,149]

K-1s are by definition "relatives" (future but still) of USC. Seems consistent with allowance for USC spouses and children. I wonder if excluding parents is a inadvertent omission. Also allowing H-1Bs / L-1Bs to process (which is unlikely to happen anyway in today's situation) invalidates the claim that is labor market protection.

 

The most hurt category will be DV entrants that have not received their visas yet - they may not be able to make it before end of September, assuming this actually gets lifted after 60 days.

[KP23 28]

Thanks for the info on K1 with their visa in hand. Will be booking a flight for next week from Thailand to the US

[optimistic23 49]

1 minute ago, KP23 said:

Thanks for the info on K1 with their visa in hand. Will be booking a flight for next week from Thailand to the US

Yeah same here mate. Leaving from Malaysia through Japan,

 thanks everyone for their valuable input and godspeed.

[JonSeattle 202]

2 minutes ago, KP23 said:

Thanks for the info on K1 with their visa in hand. Will be booking a flight for next week from Thailand to the US

Let us know how it goes. Good luck!

[Urmij 1]

So it applies to IR5 category correct? The parent is US citizen? 

[Asadullah 0]

Hi guys , 
 

so , I married to a US Permanent resident

and my i-130 is approved and currently my case is in NVC and have submitted all the required paper work

would i be impacted?

[INF 96]

Any guesses on what this would do to the speed of the I-130?

[INF 96]

1 minute ago, Asadullah said:

Hi guys , 
 

so , I married to a US Permanent resident

and my i-130 is approved and currently my case is in NVC and have submitted all the required paper work

would i be impacted?

It sounds like permanent residents are not part of exception, which is nuts. It clearly states US citizen but does not include PR.

[geowrian 22,337]

6 minutes ago, Urmij said:

So it applies to IR5 category correct? The parent is US citizen? 

Yes, it applies (meaning they are banned) to IR-5 visas not issued by end of the day tomorrow.

Edited April 23, 2020 by geowrian

[INF 96]

5 minutes ago, Urmij said:

So it applies to IR5 category correct? The parent is US citizen? 

It excludes US citizens parents. Only spouse and children under 21 are allowed.