The U.S. State Department (DOS), through its Embassies and Consulates abroad, issues millions of permanent and temporary visas each year to foreign-born persons who wish to live, study or visit the United States. The Bureau of Consular Affairs is located within the DOS’s management office. The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and […]
How can you obtain lawful permanent residence through a US Embassy or Consulate abroad, commonly known as Consular Processing? If you reside outside of the US or are ineligible to adjust your status in the US, you may be eligible to apply for lawful permanent residence at the US Embassy or Consulate in the country where you are a national. Once […]
Have you ever heard the term consular non-reviewability? When our Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and established the doctrine of separation of powers, they did not carve out an exception for consular nonreviewability. This came about much later as a result of ignominious laws and rulings which excluded Chinese immigrants from […]
