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Public Charge Update – Form I-944
Based on concerns raised by members that USCIS’s instructions on the filing of Form I-485 with Form I-944 were unclear as to what would happen to applications received on October 13, 2020, and what is meant by “received”, AILA asked for additional clarification from...
USCIS Final Fee Rule
On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule outlining changes in fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests which was scheduled to take effect October 2, 2020 (final fee rule). The final fee rule is...
What is the Visa Bulletin – Immigration
The Visa Bulletin is a tool for you and the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government can only give out a limited number of Green Cards (or Immigrant Visas or visa numbers) every year: 226,000 for Family-Based immigrants and 140,000 for Employment- Based immigrants. The...
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Certain Agency Requests
USCIS announced that, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is extending flexibilities previously announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to certain agency requests. This flexibility applies if the issuance date...
DHS, USCIS to Modernize, Define the Collection of Biometrics
WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security today announced the imminent publication of a Notice of Proposed Rule making that proposes expanding department authorities and methods for collecting biometrics that will establish a defined...
TPS Beneficiaries Retain Same Immigration Status after Traveling Abroad
TPS Beneficiaries Retain Same Immigration Status after Traveling Abroad WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a Policy Memorandum adopting the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision on Matter of Z‑R‑Z‑C. The decision...
I-9 Compliance for Employers
ICE announces another extension to I-9 compliance flexibility WASHINGTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced another extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year. Due to the...
Temporary Changes to H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) requirements
As a result of continued disruptions and uncertainty to the U.S. food agriculture sector during the summer and upcoming fall agricultural season caused by the global novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) public health emergency, the Department of...
U Visa Applications can be Rejected if questions are left blank
This alert updates and extends a December 2019 alert that purportedly empowers USCIS to reject a Form I-918 or Form I-918, Supplement A that contains any blank spaces. Under the new alert, USCIS may also reject a Form I-918, Supplement B – which is completed by a...
P-1 Visa for Individual Athletes
P-1 visa for Individual Athletes of International Recognition: A P-1 visa is a perfect visa for an athlete who has achieved international recognition in their competitive sport, has paying sponor(s), and seeks to enter the U.S. to complete in tournaments and/or...
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