Join fellow immigration law support staff in a lively discussion-based session addressing the paralegal role in consular processing cases. The conversation on this roundtable will address key knowledge, common frustrations  – with solutions!  – and important updates for paralegals assisting immigration clients with cases at U.S. Consulates. Topics include:

• Documentation
  • Getting the correct documents from clients
  • Checking that Form DS-260 and its supporting documents are consistent with prior USCIS and DOS filings
  • Ensuring documents meet DOS criteria before uploading them to the NVC portal
    • Reciprocity schedule
    • When documentation is not available
  • Printing a copy of every inquiry and check in with date to prove compliance with one year contact rule
• Processes
  • >Navigating CEAC
  • Uploading requested documents when the system rejects them
  • Registering the Immigrant Visa appointment: AVITS vs. ;TravelDocs
  • NVC site and which browsers to use
  • Checking for updates and variations in each consulate’s processes
• Updates and staying informed
  • Public charge grounds of inadmissibility
  • Country-based travel bans
  • Frequent changes to how inadmissibility grounds are applied
• Case progression
  • When to raise issues to an attorney for review
  • Scheduling internal reminders
  • When to file an NVC inquiry;

This roundtable is an opportunity for AILA Affiliated Paralegals to learn and discuss issues affecting legal staff, in community with each other. It's presented exclusively for AILA Affiliated Paralegals as a benefit of AAP status.

AILA Membership Benefit

AILA Video Roundtables offer free, interactive learning led by expert faculty, with a focus on open discussion and Q&A. These sessions are available exclusively to AILA members and are not eligible for CLE credit. Recordings will be available approximately two weeks after the live event date.