DHS Announces Continuation of International Entrepreneur Parole Program Details Written by Imperial Valley News
Washington, DC - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that the Department of Homeland Security is withdrawing a 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed to remove the International Entrepreneur program from DHS regulations. The International Entrepreneur (IE) parole program, first introduced in 2017, will remain a viable program for foreign entrepreneurs to create and develop start-up entities with high growth potential in the United States. The program will help to strengthen and grow our nation’s economy through increased capital spending, innovation, and job creation.
US agency withdraws proposed rule that expanded biometric collection for non-citizens
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US agency withdraws proposed rule that expanded biometric collection for non-citizens
Lubna Kably / TNN / Updated: May 7, 2021, 22:58 IST
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MUMBAI: The US department of homeland security (DHS) has withdrawn a rule proposed by the earlier Trump administration, that would have expanded the scope for collecting biometrics by removing age restrictions; requiring submission of biometrics for every applicant, sponsor, beneficiary, or other individual filing for or associated with any immigration or naturalization (citizenship) benefit or request unless this requirement was specifically waived or exempt.
The proposed rule had also authorised use of additional types of biometric modalities such as palm prints, iris scans, voice recognition and in certain instances DNS. The proposal which also enabled collection of biometrics from minors ha
Direct Travel Ban Due to COVID-19
Beginning on May 4, 2021, at 12:01 AM ET, all nonimmigrants traveling from India are banned from entering the United States, unless they already have a valid visa stamp in their passport and have been outside of India for more than 14 days before traveling to the United States. (
See the White House proclamation released on April 30, 2021, available here.)
This travel ban does not apply to U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents (
i.e., green card holders). This ban also does not apply to nonimmigrants (
i.e., H, L, E, O visa holders) attempting to travel out of India to the United States, if they fall within any of the following categories:
President Biden Adds India to List of Countries Subject to
Direct Travel Ban Due to COVID-19
Beginning on May 4, 2021, at 12:01 AM ET, all nonimmigrants traveling from India will be banned from entering the United States, unless they already have a valid visa stamp in their passport and have been outside of India for more than 14 days before traveling to the United States. (
See the White House proclamation released on April 30, 2021, available here.)
This travel ban does not apply to U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents (
i.e., green card holders). This ban also does not apply to nonimmigrants (
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On April 27, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) issued updated policy guidance instructing
officers to give deference to prior determinations when
adjudicating extension requests involving the same parties and
facts unless there was a material error, material change, or new
material facts. This USCIS policy update reverts back to a
long-standing policy originally established in 2004.
The original USCIS memorandum, titled The Significance of
a Prior CIS Approval of a Nonimmigrant Petition in the Context of a
Subsequent Determination Regarding Eligibility for Extension of