Let us simplify the complexities of immigration law.
The immigration process is often defined by one word – complicated. For many applicants, the steps necessary can be outright discouraging. Add to those obstacles a set of continually-changing laws, which only make the challenges much more significant, if not...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on January 3, 2023, that would increase the cost of benefit request fees for immigration and naturalization benefits. It states that these fees would enable USCIS to provide...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it updated its policy to allow for the automatic extension of Legal Permanent Residence Cards (known as Green Cards) for lawful permanent residents who apply for naturalization. This hugely impactful...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services provides all of its paperwork online, allowing applicants worldwide easy access. Moreover, much of the application work is processed electronically. Nevertheless, those providing information, evidence and...
In March, we wrote about the start of the H1-B application season. The good news is you heard back from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), but instead of an approval letter and the okay to move forward, it is a Request for Evidence (RFE)....
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced in July of 2022 that it created the citizenship ambassador initiative, which is the first of its kind in the U.S. It features eight ambassadors from around the country who are well-established community leaders. In...
President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, on March 15. It included the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), which makes sweeping changes to EB-5. These include: · It reauthorizes and extends the Regional Center (RC) program to...
It’s H-1B cap season again, which means employers should now identify current foreign national employees or foreign candidates they would like to hire and sponsor for an H1-B visa. H1-B Lottery details As with most other visa categories, there is a cap on the number...
The United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on February 1, 2022, that it was updating its medical examination requirements for Afghans seeking adjustment of their status after arriving under Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). Effective...
On Oct. 27, the Biden administration announced new guidelines protecting more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States from enforcement actions. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection field agents received a detailed...
