Biden revokes Trump ban on many green card applicants

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

25 minutes ago, Mario001 said:

Sorry, I wrote my question poorly.

What I was trying to understand is the following:
Given that K visas are not being processed across US embassies in Europe because of the travel ban, now with this new update, will these visas start to be processed at their respective embassies?

Thank you.

This has got nothing to do with either Ks or the Schengen/UK travel ban

 

A K visa does not count as an immigrant visa (it does not directly lead to a green card, only to the steps/conditions to be met to apply for one) so nothing about this changes anything for either K visa applicants or anyone affected by the Covid geographical bans* .... sorry 

 

(* there is actually an exception to the geographic bans related to the recission order but that only applies to existing DV2020 visa holders, not anyone else.)

 

 

Edited February 25, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[DanielMarianne 49]

39 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

This has got nothing to do with either Ks or the Schengen/UK travel ban

 

A K visa does not count as an immigrant visa (it does not directly lead to a green card, only to the steps/conditions to be met to apply for one) so nothing about this changes anything for either K visa applicants or anyone affected by the Covid geographical bans* .... sorry 

 

(* there is actually an exception to the geographic bans related to the recission order but that only applies to existing DV2020 visa holders, not anyone else.)

 

 

It sounds like if anything, it will delay K visas even more because now the interview dates will be harder to get. I hope that he addresses the problematic Embassy situations in countries like the Philippines.

[DanielMarianne 49]

I just read this, which makes me somewhat hopeful?

 

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FAQ

Q.  Which additional visa services are embassies/consulates beginning to provide?

• All of our missions are continuing to provide emergency and mission-critical visa services.  As post-specific conditions permit, and after meeting demand for services to U.S. citizens, our missions will phase in processing some routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa cases.  Posts that process immigrant visa applications will prioritize Immediate Relative family members of U.S. citizens including intercountry adoptions, fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens, and certain Special Immigrant Visa applications.  Posts processing non-immigrant visa applications will continue to prioritize travelers with urgent travel needs, foreign diplomats, and certain mission critical categories of travelers such as those coming to assist with the U.S. response to the pandemic, followed by students (F-1, M-1, and certain J-1) and temporary employment visas (consistent with Presidential Proclamation 10052).  We expect the volume and type of visa cases each post will process to depend on local circumstances.  An embassy or consulate will resume adjudicating all routine nonimmigrant and immigrant visa cases only when adequate resources are available, and it is safe to do so.

Q.  What criteria are missions using to determine when to resume routine services?

• We are closely monitoring local conditions in each country where we have a U.S. presence.  Local conditions that may affect when we can begin providing various public services include medical infrastructure, COVID-19 cases, emergency response capabilities, and restrictions on leaving home.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/phased-resumption-routine-visa-services.html

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

23 minutes ago, DanielMarianne said:

I just read this, which makes me somewhat hopeful?

 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/phased-resumption-routine-visa-services.html

This is not really new though, many embassies have been processing IR/CR and student visas since last year. How much each embassy can do depends on conditions on the ground. Some (very few) embassies are even already processing tourist visas, others are still on emergency visas only. 

Edited February 25, 2021 by SusieQQQ

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