Hello, everybody. Welcome to this Wednesday live. This is exciting, exciting news to report today.
Today President Biden lifted the ban on Proclamation 10014. This is the proclamation
that stopped spouses of green card holders, DV lottery winners, and parents of US citizens
and a few others to enter the United States to actually get visas. So, that proclamation
is gone. This happened, I think about an hour ago. So, I was actually
on consultations, and I was talking to clients, and then I got the notice that this happened. So,
this is amazing. So, those of you, guys, that are joining, we're going to talk about what it means,
what's going to happen with Proclamation 10052 that has not been lifted yet.
So, yeah, let's join the live. We are going to talk about it in one second.
All right. All right. So, those of you that are joining us right now,
we just got the news that proclamation 10014 was lifted. In fact, from the press release,
Joe Biden said that this proclamation no longer advances American interest.
In fact, let's look here, we can actually see the proclamation right here... and see it here.
And it specifically states... they're here…. all the reasons why he did that. But essentially...
basically, it harms individuals who were selected to receive the opportunity to apply
for visas. It's not a threat to our economy. He's mentioning the DV lottery, as well
and all the people that are affected, spouses of green card holders, parents,
and this executive order says, “Proclamation 10014
has prevented these individuals from entering the United States, resulting,
in some cases, in the delay, and possible forfeiture of their opportunity to receive
visas and to be able to enter the United States. So, obviously, as we know, there's
a lot of litigation going on right now with the DV lottery. We've got people that couldn't
come into the United States. They actually had their visas and they were not able to enter.
So, what does that mean? Actually, what that means is that... I mean, I'm getting a lot
of messages right now, I'm getting a lot of text messages, and phone calls. People are asking, “So,
what's going to happen tomorrow?” “Tomorrow, all the embassies and consulates are going to reopen,
and people are going to start getting the visas?” The answer is no. The answer is no. Consulates and
embassies are not just going to reopen in one day. The backlog that we have, and I've done
quite a few videos about that the backlog that we have at the State Department is very serious, is
very severe. So, embassies and consulates are not just going to reopen, but they're going to start
working on certain procedures. And remember that, as I mentioned in our previous updates,
embassies and consulates are working individually. So, every embassy, every country, they have their
own procedures. Some countries are going to start, we're probably going to see in the next few days
on the US embassies’ websites, announcements about this executive order, they're going to also tell
us how they're going to be processing cases. Some of these consulates are going to say, “Yes, we are
going to reopen.” They're going to start issuing appointments for people to get their visas. But
remember, if you have a visa in your passport... if you received the visa in your passport but you
just couldn't enter because of the proclamation, you potentially can go jump on a plane and come
in. If you're a DV visa lottery and you have your visa in your passport. You can jump on a plane
and come to the United States. If you don't have your visa, you need to communicate with NVC and
with the consulates to make sure you coordinate efforts, so that if your case is sitting with NVC
right now, you need to contact the NVC to make sure that they are aware of this proclamation
lift and start pushing cases to the US Embassy. I'm going to try to get some questions,
guys. I just wanted to jump on here. Because it's a really important moment right now. And we need
to make sure that people are aware of that. So, if your case was stuck at NVC, and NVC would say,
“Well, we won't be able to process your case, we won't be able to move your case forward because
the embassies are not taking them because of the proclamation, well, right now,
you need to get on it, you need to know we're going to be starting to...
right now we are expediting a lot of our client’s cases, but right now we're going to start changing
our documents and pushing on those consulates and embassies and say, the proclamation has been
lifted. We need you, guys, to schedule our clients for visa interviews, the ones that are pending,
and the ones that have visas that have expired. So, for example, we have cases where clients
received their visas, for example, K1s or CR1s. And then now, they're waiting for those visas to
be reissued. Because consulates were now opened, well, now they're going to have to go back,
give priority to those people so they're going to be able to get their visas.
With respect to the DV lottery 2020, remember, there's still litigation going on, we’re expecting
the judge to make a decision on a few of these cases in the next week
or so. The specific matter is that there are at least 9000 visas that need to be issued.
The judge has to order the government to do so. The fact is that if they want to,
they can start issuing visas. And we hope that we're going to see some more guidance
from the government with respect to the visa lottery, but also specifically,
as to how these embassies are going to be reopened. Because remember that
the biggest problem with that is that we have... just to summarize, again, remember,
we still have the Schengen ban in effect. We have at least 36 countries that are prevented,
people from those countries are prevented from actually coming into the United States. But
they're not prevented from getting visas anymore, right? So, that proclamation, stops green card
holders and anybody else that is impacted by this from getting the actual visas, the visa
stamps. Now that they can get their visa stamps, they still cannot enter the US because of the
Schengen ban but they can go to any third country and apply for and get visas to come in, right? So,
remember that this proclamation doesn't change the travel ban that we have on Schengen. What it does,
essentially says that no more embassies should not issue visas just because of the Proclamation. So,
embassies need to start recouping and getting their act together to start reopening and start
issuing visas for applicants, so they're able to come and enter the United States. So, once again,
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can see what's happening and not miss any of our videos. So, let me see. Let me take a few more
now. With respect to Proclamation 10052, the one that was extended in June with respect to
H1B's and L visas and a few other work visas, that one is still in effect.
But remember, we had the NAM litigation, the Chamber of Commerce, and all that,
we have a lot of natural interest exceptions. That was less of an impact, that proclamation,
and we assume that he's probably going to remove that one too in the next few days. But the big one
where we had is Proclamation 10014, banned so many families from being together, green card holders,
spouses, parents, DV lottery, a lot of other people that were impacted by this, and yeah.
So, that's what happened. So, let me take a few more questions. And by the way, any of you, guys,
that want to set up a consultation with me, feel free to text me right here, 619-483-4549.
Text me. Let's set up a consultation to discuss your individual case because I know you, guys,
have a lot of questions and we have a lot of people who are stuck. So, we are here to help you.
Let me get a few questions. And we have a question from Patrick who's confused, “I’m confused that
Biden's administration hasn't allowed K1 visas to be issued.” Now, guys, remember,
that's a great question, K1 visas are not part of this proclamation. Right?
They always were supposed to issue K1 visas. But the Philippines, we have embassies in Pakistan,
we have embassies in Africa that were using this ban. This Proclamation says, “Hey, guys,
there's a proclamation 10014. We can’t let family members come in and therefore, we're not going to
issue K1 visas.” Well, no more. Right now, any K1 visa can be issued, right? That's not an issue.
We just have to push those embassies and say, “Guys, there are no bans anymore.
Why you're not scheduling K1 visas?” Right? They were using that Proclamation 10014 as an excuse
not to issue K1 visas. That's not the situation anymore. So, remember that. This is what it is,
and you, guys, should be able to do that. “Let's talk about,” on Heeda, “PP 10052.” PP 10052,
for the moment, is still on. But we'll see what happens in the next few days. I believe that he's
going to remove it as well. Evelyn, “All that paperwork, accepted NVC, but I'm still waiting
for the interview from Lagos, Nigeria. Do you know if there's a timeline?” Once again, there's
no timeline right now but what you have to do is contact NVC to get them to push your case forward,
and send it now to the US Embassy in Nigeria. There's no reason for them to delay anything
anymore. There are no bans in place. So, once again, quite a few of you are joining us right
now. Those of you that are joining us right now, just a quick update that President Biden lifted,
just a few hours ago, Trump's ban on Proclamation 10014, preventing certain family members, DV
lottery winners, and parents of US citizens from entering the United States and getting visas. So,
that proclamation is gone. We're hoping that Biden is going to do it from day one. He hasn't done it,
we're disappointed. But today, we are super excited, that proclamation is gone. And again,
that does not mean that tomorrow, embassies are going to reopen, everything is going to be good.
Life is good. No, the embassies are still backlogged, the embassies are still
short-staffed, the embassies are still in a budget crisis. It's going to take a while for
these embassies to reopen. But they're not going to be able to use this ban anymore,
to say that they're not going to give interviews and they’re not going to expedite, they're not
going to do things anymore. That ban that was a big excuse for those embassies is no longer here.
So, I'm going to take a few more questions. I'm going to do probably more videos explaining this
impact of what it is. as we learn more from the government. I just wanted to jump on here
to be the first to announce that Proclamation 10014 is gone. If you're watching this video,
make sure you share it with somebody that may be interested. And also, let people know about this
because this is huge news and we're going to be excited about this. Katrina, once again, embassies
are going to start to reopen in the order of the country where they are. So, you got to... if you
want to know about your embassy, contact your individual embassy and they'll let you know.
So guys, once again, I just wanted to give you this update. I will be back, I promise you,
later this week. But I wanted to jump on to summarize Proclamation 100014 is gone. The
Schengen ban is still up, which means that if you are part of the Schengen countries, Ireland, and
the UK, you can get visas but you cannot enter the US unless you go to a third country. And finally,
embassies and consulates are not just going to miraculously reopen, they will need some time. And
you, guys, need to follow up with your individual embassies. And also, remember that CBP officers
still probably don't know about this. So, if you're going to jump on the plane the
next few days, be prepared to be stopped at the airport, they're going to question you.
Make sure you have everything, the documents that you need to show that you have a visa
and that you're aware that the proclamation is over. Alright, guys, thanks a lot for watching.
I will see you in our next video. I have another video coming up tomorrow on DV lottery updates,
and we'll keep doing a good job and to keep you updated, keep you informed, and I appreciate all
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