Author BritSimon

In another blow to people’s hopes, the government have announced a new pause on visa issuance to this list of countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon,… Continue Reading →

The new visa bulletin has been released. It shows no movement in the three larger regions – although Asia is effectively current already. I am a little surprised that AF and EU did not increase, but I imagine this is… Continue Reading →

So – we now have the CEAC data and I spent a couple of hours on a LIVE session (linked below) showing that data this morning. CEAC data is useful to confirm the highest case numbers selected in each region… Continue Reading →

UPDATEShortly after I published this post and video the Dept of State published their policy. So I created a SECOND video and have posted that below here too. The policy if you wish to read it is available here. I… Continue Reading →

In a move that is probably not legal, Kristi Noem is planning to “pause” the DV program. This was announced less than 1 hour ago – so obviously there are absolutely no details available, but this is clearly a huge… Continue Reading →

The government have now published the new visa bulletin which is for February interviews. There has been some good movement in the regions and some countries – which is a sign I was hoping to see. For example, the Asia… Continue Reading →

Sadly the government have extended the travel ban to another 20 countries. People from these countries are banned from entry (starting January 1, 2026) Existing LPRs, people in the USA already and people holding visas are exempt from the ban…. Continue Reading →

As you can see below, embassies are beginning to ask more detailed questions about how DV lottery applicants will avoid public charge concerns. For anyone being interviewed over the coming weeks it is essential that they prepare to answer these… Continue Reading →

Trump is talking, and some of you are fearing the worst – so let’s talk about what he can and can’t do…

The pdf is here.