The U Nonimmigrant status, also known as U visa, is designed to encourage immigrant community members to report crimes to law enforcement. The U visa allows qualifying applicants and, in…
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The U Nonimmigrant status, also known as U visa, is designed to encourage immigrant community members to report crimes to law enforcement. Immigrants are often reluctant to report crimes to…
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The EB-3 Employment-based immigration visa will be unavailable through to September 30, 2019 for all applicants worldwide. This is a result of the visa quota has been reaching the maximum…
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You were on a J-1 visa program working in the United States as an intern or trainee and towards the end of your expiry of your J-1 visa, you decided…
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In lighthearted and joyous news today, the U.S. Embassy in Vienna has announced on Facebook that the U.S. Ambassador to Austria, Trevor Traina, signed a McAgreement with the McDonald’s chain…
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) petition and application fees will increase on June 24, 2019. Foreign nationals who enter the…
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U.S. Statement Department have announced that they have chosen the winners of the FY 2020 Diversity Visa Lottery. The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes up to 50,000 green cards available…
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A Presidential Memorandum was released on April 22 directing the Departments of State and Homeland Security to recommend ways to reduce the number of visitor visa and visa waiver program…
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Two requirements that you need to satisfy to become a U.S. citizen are continuous residence and physical presence. Even though these requirements may sound very similar, they are very different…
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When you apply for a visa (For example, E-2, B-1, H1-B, O-1) at a Consulate, there are several possible outcomes. The visa can be approved, denied (refused), or the application…
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In plain language, the phrases ‘change of status’ and ‘adjustment of status’ may sound like they are describing the same process. However, in immigration law there is a fundamental difference…
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U.S. District Judge Edward Chen issued a preliminary injunction in a suite brought by a number of residents on Temporary Protection Status (TPS) against the implementation of a plan to…
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Originally reported on July 10, 2018, USCIS issued a policy memorandum which stated that USCIS will issue Notice to Appear (NTA) to any foreign nationals whose adjustment of status applications…
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Starting in 2019, the Social Security Administration will start sending “no-match” letters to employers when information submitted on tax forms doesn’t line up with SSA records, a practice that was…
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Foreign nationals applying for a green card or another immigration benefit often seek help from their Members of Congress (MOCs) in the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives when USCIS,…
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Foreign nationals who are preparing to file an application for an immigration benefit with USCIS, or those who have already filed an application and are waiting for a decision, may…
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We are looking for a person with 3+ years of office assistant and/or immigration paralegal experience to assist busy attorneys and our legal research analyst. The paralegal will primarily be…
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USCIS have issued a new policy memorandum today that provides guidelines to USCIS adjudicators regarding their discretion to deny an application, petition, or request without first issuing a Request for…
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Dual citizenship, and its relationship to immigration law, is a complex legal concept that can be easily misunderstood. Distilled to its essence, the concept of dual citizenship means that individuals…
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The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes up to 50,000 green cards available annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to individuals who are from countries with low rates of…
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In a policy memorandum issued on May 18, 2018, USCIS has announced that it will radically revise how unlawful presence is accrued for students and exchange visitors who fail to…
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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have issued a reminder that F-1 students on Optional Practical Training (OPT) will have their OPT status terminated automatically if they transfer…
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The U.S. State Department has chosen the winners of the Diversity Visa Lottery for Fiscal Year 2019. The diversity lottery visa is a program that provides green cards for people…
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Naturalization is the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. In order to apply for naturalization, you must meet several requirements, described in more detail here. As part of the process,…
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What are the requirements to apply? There are several requirements that green card holders must meet in order to apply to become U.S. citizens. This process is called naturalization. Generally,…
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