USCIS Confirms It Will Suspend Biometrics For Certain Nonimmigrants

May62021

USCIS Confirms It Will Suspend Biometrics For Certain Nonimmigrants

On Blogs, E-2 Treaty Visas, E-2 Visa, E-3 Specialty Occupation Professionals from Australia, E-3 Visa General Information, EB-1, EB-2, National Interest Waivers, and EB-3, Employment-Based Immigration, H-1B Specialty Occupation & H-4 Dependent visas, Immigration Blog, Immigration Compliance,

by Chris Prescott

USCIS has stated it will suspend the biometrics requirements for H-4, L-2, E-1, E-2 and E-3 applicants from May 17th, 2021 for a period of 2 years.  The biometric requirement was introduced by the Trump administration and was particularly cumbersome for H-4 and L-2 applicants as it meant that their applications would no longer be...

Read More