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Learn more about the laws and regulations surrounding US immigration law, so you can stay up-to-date and maintain compliance with ever-changing stipulations and requirements.

Contacting the National Visa Center

On June 1, 2020, National Visa Center will no longer accept or respond to inquiries through mail. National Visa Center has modernized the way we pre-process visa applications. This has allowed NVC to streamline services to case parties and to U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Elimination of paper correspondence is the next step in this modernization.  This change […]

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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Presidential Proclamation

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Presidential Proclamation:    AILA Doc. No. 20050440  1. When did the proclamation become effective, and when will it be terminated? The proclamation became effective on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:59 PM (ET). By its terms, the proclamation terminates 60 days after its effective date. However, within 50 days from […]

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Notice to Appear

In a decision dated May 30, 2019, an immigration judge terminated removal proceedings on the basis that the Notice to Appear (Form I-862) served on the respondent was defective. DHS appealed from that decision, and the BIA requested and received supplemental briefs from the DHS and amici curiae. The BIA sustained DHS’s appeal, reinstated the […]

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Temporary Policy Changes for Certain Medical Graduates

USCIS issued a policy memo to introduce temporary policy changes regarding the full-time work requirement for H-1B foreign medical graduates who have received a waiver of the two-year foreign residence requirement under section 212(e) of the INA through the practice of medicine with or based on the recommendation of an Interested Government Agency (IGA) or […]

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Public Charge Rule and Covid-19

1. Will getting tested, treatment or preventative care for COVID-19 impact my client’s immigration application under the public charge rule? On March 13, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will not consider “testing, treatment, nor preventative care (including vaccines, if a vaccine becomes available) related to COVID-19” as part of a public-charge […]

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Extension of Border Restrictions

DHS announced that “Non-essential travel will not be permitted until this administration is convinced that doing so is safe and secure.” Advance copies of the notifications of temporary travel restrictions applicable to land ports of entry and ferries service note that restrictions along the U.S.-Canada border and the U.S.-Mexico border have been extended until 11:59 pm (ET), June 22, 2020.

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Naturalization – Continuous Residence and Physical Presence

Continuous Residence and Physical Presence Requirements for Naturalization Continuous Residence Naturalization applicants must show either continuous residence in the U.S. for five years or continuous residence in the U.S. for three years, for qualified spouses of U.S. citizens. Depending on length of time, an absence could disrupt continuous residence. For example, continuous residence may be disrupted […]

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National Interest Exemptions for Certain Professional Athletes and their Essential Staff and Dependents

On May 22, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Wolf signed an order exempting certain foreign professional athletes who compete in professional sporting events organized by certain leagues from Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, 9993, and 9996. This exemption only applies to certain professional athletes, essential staff, team and league leadership, spouses, and dependents. Individuals who […]

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DACA and Supreme Court

What is DACA? DACA was announced by former President Barack Obama on June 15, 2012 and implemented by then Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. The policy has enabled people who came to the United States before the age of 16 to apply for “deferred action,” a form of prosecutorial discretion, and a work permit. The […]

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U.S. Supreme Court DACA Decision

U.S. Supreme Court DACA Decision In September 2017, U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, concluded that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was illegal. In a letter, he advised the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The acting Secretary of Homeland Security subsequently issued a memorandum stating […]

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Asylum and Employment Authorization

USCIS final rule eliminating the regulation articulating a 30-day processing timeframe for USCIS to adjudicate initial Applications for Employment Authorization for asylum applicants. The rule also removes the requirement that pending asylum applicants file for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal at least 90 days before the EAD’s scheduled expiration. The rule is effective 8/21/20. (85 FR 37502, […]

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Presidential Proclamation – June 22, 2020

Presidential Proclamation- June 22, 2020 Citing the effect of the novel Coronavirus on the economy, President Trump issued a proclamation continuing Proclamation 10014, which suspended entry for certain immigrants, and suspending the admission of certain workers within nonimmigrant visa categories. These nonimmigrant categories include: H-1B, H-2B, J, L visas, and the visas of those joining or […]

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