Dear clients, colleagues and friends,
We hope that you are keeping healthy and safe during these trying times. Despite the challenges, we want to assure you that Schear Immigration is continuing to operate at full capacity pursuant to the guidelines established by Israel’s Ministry of Health. As the situation in both the United States and Israel develops, we remain dedicated to providing you with the latest updates in an effort to minimize any disruption to your immigration processes.
Here is some information that might be helpful:
- As of March 16, 2020, the United States Embassy in Jerusalem and the Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv are canceling routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments. Emergency nonimmigrant visa appointments for urgent matters can be requested here. Immigrant visa applicants with an urgent need to travel should contact JerusalemIVInquiries@state.gov.
- U.S. Embassies around the world are limiting their operations. Country specific information can be found here.
- As of March 18, 2020, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs) have suspended all in-person services with applicants at all of its offices until at least April 1. This includes interviews, naturalization ceremonies, InfoPass appointments and biometric collection appointments. However, USCIS will continue to provide emergency services during this time. If you have an emergency service request, you are directed to the USCIS Contact Center. All applicants will be rescheduled when USCIS resumes normal operations. USCIS has not yet suspended internal operations including receiving immigrant and nonimmigrant applications at its service centers.
- U.S. Travel Ban update: Entry of foreign nationals who were physically present in the UK and Northern Ireland within 14 days preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States is suspended. These countries have been added to the list of countries already subject to suspension per Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, 9993, and the subsequent proclamation issued March 14, 2020. Exceptions apply for U.S. lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and certain family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, among other exceptions listed in the proclamations.
If you have any specific queries, please be in touch with a member of the team.
The Schear Immigration Team
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