US Immigration from Singapore

I thought I would parse USCIS processing data this evening to see how Covid affected processing time(s) this year. In short, it's pretty dramatic as expected. We are only up to about 50% of where we were in January after a long drop during the summer. I didn't include the y-axis because this is a relative comparison of the thousands of cases I looked at.

VJ has tons of features that help you track your immigration case and keep you up to date on the latest consulate information for your home country. Here are a few features you may not be aware of...

• You can have VJ automatically track similar timelines to yours (or manually select them) and get email updates when they have changes like approvals. This can be turned on via the link below, or by manually following timelines via the "follow" icon on each members timeline.
• You can sign up to receive weekly emails to keep you updated on your latest timeline approval estimate. This can be enabled via the link below.
• You can follow "Countries" and receive email notifications when there are new consulate reviews or other information changed in our crowd sourced "consulate info" section. You can follow countries via the "follow" icon on each countries portal page (https://www.visajourney.com/portals/)

These features and more can be managed here:

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/subcriptions.php

Hopefully this is helpful to VJ'ers, new and old!

My friend is going through the k1 visa process and yesterday he got a notice of action in the mail for his biometric appointment. Is it now required that the US citizen petitioner has to have a biometric appointment? When I went through the k1 process a few years ago I never had a biometric appointment.

When Joe Biden takes office in January, he has pledged to reverse many of Trump's controversial immigration policies from the last 4 years. Here are a few key items that Joe Biden plans to change:

Merit-based/Family-based Immigration and Diversity Visa

Biden disagrees with Trump's position of creating a merit-based family immigration system. Biden would instead "expand" family based immigration to the US. He would allow any approved family visa beneficiary, whose green card is not yet available due to the annual country cap, to receive a temporary visa and enter the U.S. until a permanent visa ( green card ) becomes available.

In addition, Biden would support legislation that:

1. Expands the definition of immediate relative beyond spouses; minor, unmarried children; and parents of U.S. citizens to add spouses and children of green card holders, exempting them from caps; and
2. Allows parents to bring their minor children with them at the time they immigrate into the U.S.

Biden would also continue the Diversity Visa program, stating it brings needed diversity.

"Dreamers" and Pathways to Citizenship

Biden believes that Dreamers and their parents should have a roadmap to citizenship through legislative immigration reform. When he enters office he will remove the uncertainty for Dreamers by reinstating the DACA program, and he will explore all legal options to protect their families from inhumane separation.

Public Charge

Biden would reverse Trump s public charge rule. He believes the rule runs counter to American values and the history of the nation.

Reversing Travel Bans

On Day One of his presidency, Biden intends to rescind Trump s travel bans on travelers from 13 countries, most of them either majority-Muslim or African nations.

Skilled Workers

Biden supports reform of the H1-B system including increased alignment to the current workforce. Once reform is complete, he plans to expands the number of high-skilled visas.

Refugees

Biden supports raising the annual allotment of refugee admissions to 125 thousand from around 15 thousand under President Trump.

Mexico Border Wall

Biden plans to immediately stop diversion of US Defense funds for the border wall, effectively stopping its expansion. Trump will immediately prioritize reunification of "lost" children from asylum camps with their parents.

sources:
https://joebiden.com/immigration/
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/report/president-trump-and-joe-biden-comparing-immigration-policies
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-biden-factbox/factbox-here-are-six-things-joe-biden-will-likely-do-on-immigration-idUSKBN27O00R

Hi everyone,

My fianc e is not currently in Singapore (she is visiting me). Our case recently arrived at the embassy. However, since she is not currently in Singapore, we emailed the embassy and asked whether they would forward the Packet 3 through email. However, they reply that they are not.

Does anyone know that the US Embassy in Singapore would mail packet 3 outside of Singapore ? Should we ask them to mail the packet to my address?