Nimer Law announced today the resolution of a lawsuit against the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State for wrongfully failing to issue an EB-1 visa for an Iranian dentist which was approved during an injunction on the travel ban.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court for the District of Columbia, alleged that the embassy purposely delayed visa issuance until the Proclamation was allowed to take effect, and thereafter refused to further adjudicate the Plaintiff’s visa application. The Plaintiff in the lawsuit was a world-renowned dentist who had been offered a fellowship at John Hopkins University, and missed the fellowship due to the delay in issuance of her visa.
We are happy to report that shortly after the filing of the lawsuit, the Plaintiff received a waiver under the Proclamation and has now been issued her immigrant visa.
