U.S. Immigration Relief for Nepalese Citizens

In the wake of the devastating earthquakes to hit Nepal over the past 2 weeks, USCIS has instituted immigration relief measures for affected citizens of Nepal.  Included in these measures are expedited processing for several immigration benefits as well as consideration of fee waivers for some applications.  Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has also requested that the Administration provide Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalese nationals present in the U.S. and cannot return home due to the dire situation in their country. 

The latest updates can be found here:

http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/immigration-relief-measures-nepali-nationals

http://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/ranking/release/senator-cardin-writes-president-obama-requesting-temporary-protected-status-tps-for-nepalese-citizens-currently-in-us