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Big Shift in TN Visa Policy: Experience No Longer Equals a Degree & Occupation Standards Tighten Published: July 2025 On June 4, 2025, USCIS released a significant policy update titled “Professionals under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)” (PA-2025-05), formalizing and tightening standards for TN visa adjudications. While the memo codifies existing USMCA procedures into the
UPDATED INFORMATION: No Refugee Program in Place (Yet) Background: On February 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled: “Addressing Egregious Actions of The Republic of South Africa.” Key Points of the Executive Order: Response to Expropriation Act 13 of 2024:The U.S. government has taken action in response to South Africa’s racially discriminatory
Step 1: Obtain a Referral To apply for refugee status under the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), you must first receive a referral from one of the following: Step 2: Prepare for Your Refugee Interview Once you receive a referral, you must prepare for an interview with a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
