Know your Rights – What to do if your detained at a Port of Entry as a Legal Permanent Resident
All people arriving at the U.S. border or a port of entry have basic rights, and lawful permanent residents (LPRs),…
F1 visas – Options if you have fallen out of status
Options for F-1 Students Who Have Fallen Out of Status F-1 nonimmigrant visas are used by many to enter and study in…
Detention – Immigration
A recent NPR article reported that GEO, a for profit prison company, had renewed a contract with the Federal Government to operate…
Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa and Immigration-Related Options for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes
Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa and Immigration-Related Options for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes How does the…
E-1 and E-2 visas no longer accepted for Iranian Nationals
Treaty Termination Ends Certain Visa Eligibility for Iranian Nationals USCIS today announced that, due to the Oct. 3, 2018, termination of…
Coronavirus Proclamation
Brief summary of the affective provisions of the Proclamation https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/25/proclamation-on-the-suspension-of-entry-as-immigrants-and-non-immigrants-of-certain-additional-persons-who-pose-a-risk-of-transmitting-coronavirus-disease/ and DHS/HHS/CDC announced implementation of the Proclamation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndRk63UmelQ. Returning USC/LPRs, their immediate relatives and others exempted…
E-2 visas (Investment Visa) – Israel
E-2 visa category is available to citizens and nationals of Israel as of May 1, 2019. All Israeli companies seeking E-visas for…
Public Charge Rule – New Forms
USCIS announced yesterday that, due to the implementation of the public charge final rule, beginning February 24, 2020 it will only accept new editions…
Asylum – Landownership
BIA Rules on Establishing Particular Social Group Based on Landownership. The BIA ruled that landowner status does not automatically render membership…
USCIS – Form I-944 – Adjustment of Status
Beginning February 24th, the Department of Homeland Security will begin to implement the new Public Charge Rule for inadmissibility. This…
New Public Charge Rule
On February24, 2020, USCIS will impose the new Public Charge rules on most immigration applications based on inadmissibility ground under…
Denaturalization
According to the USCIS Policy Manuel A person is subject to revocation of naturalization if: A) A person is subject to…
H-2B Visa Program Violations
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INVESTIGATION FINDS TENNESSEE LANDSCAPING COMPANY VIOLATED H-2B VISA PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ROCKVALE, TN – After an investigation by the…
H-2B Visas – 35,000 Supplemental Visas
Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will take necessary anti-fraud and abuse measures to protect the integrity of…
H-2B Visas – Frequently Ask Questions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it intends to make available 35,000 supplemental H-2B temporary non-agricultural…
Marijuana and Immigration Benefits
California, like many states in the U.S., has legalized marijuana. The use and sale of marijuana under Federal Law, however,…
Naturalization – continuous residency
An applicant for naturalization generally must have resided continuously in the United States after his or her lawful permanent resident…
USCIS Office(s) closure
USCIS announced that it is suspending in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and Application Support Centers (ASCs) in response to…
USCIS Extension to Respond to Request for Evidence and Notice of Intent to Deny
Today, USCIS announced, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, that they are granting a 60 calendar day extension to response…
Application for Employment Authorization
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it will reuse previously submitted biometrics in order to process valid Form I-765,…
USCIS – Temporary Office Closures Update
On April 1, 2020, USCIS announced that it is extending the temporary suspension of in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices,…
Write of Mandamus
A writ of mandamus is a lawsuit brought in Federal Court against a government agency to compel them to act on…
Is USCIS automatically extending filing deadline and nonimmigrant visas?
Is USCIS automatically extending filing deadline and nonimmigrant visas? Nurses and health practitioners are working around the clock to battle…
What happens if you remain in the U.S. Beyond your authorized period of stay due to Covid-19?
What happens if you remain in the U.S. Beyond your authorized period of stay due to Covid-19? Although it is…
Foreign Nationals in the Healthcare Industry – H1B visas
The Migration Policy Institute published a graph based on the 2015 Census Bureau breaking down the percentage of immigrant workers in the…
