Immigration
USCIS today announced that, effective May 26, certain H-4's would be eligible to apply for employment authorization. Those eligible include certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who: * Are the principal beneficiaries of an approved Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; or * Have been granted H-1B status
Immigration
It is H-1B season again. For those of you not aware (and to remind those of you who may know already), USCIS grants 65,000 H-1B visas every year, plus an additional 20,000 for those with a Master's Degree from an US Institution. The government fiscal year
Immigration
Last night a Federal Court in Texas enjoined the federal government from implementing the initiatives in the executive order issued by President Obama late last year. Below is the statement from USCIS on this Court order: Statement by Secretary Jeh C. Johnson Concerning the District Court’s Ruling Concerning DAPA
Immigration
CHECK YOUR I-94 EXPIRATION DATE As the New Year progresses, this is a good time to review your I-94 to ensure that you do not fall out of status. These days, you do not actually get a white (or green) I-94 card in your passport when you enter the US.
EAD
According to USCIS Director Leon Rodriguez, the new regulations allowing certain H-4 spouses the ability to apply for employment authorization are close at hand. While we do not know exactly when the new rules will be out, the Director did also state that he was disappointed that they had not
Immigration
The Department of State released the February 2015 visa bulletin a little while ago and the EB-3 category was the big mover this month. The DOS moved the date for EB-3s to January 1, 2014 a jump of about 6 months. This was for all countries except China and India,
Adjustment of Status
In the EB-1A Extraordinary Ability green card regulations, one of the 10 enumerated types of evidence is "Evidence of the alien's authorship of scholarly articles in the field, in professional or major trade publications or other major media" (See 8 CFR 204.5(H)(3)(vi)
Adjustment of Status
Many, many clients have asked us this question, and it is not an easy question to answer. Most importantly, the answer may be different depending on each persons exact situation. First, to explain a little bit, this question is looking at the fact that, under current USCIS rules, you can
Adjustment of Status
USCIS, under it guidelines, is suppose to adjudicate an EAD application for an adjustment applicant within 90 days of filing. If they are unable to do so, the regulations clearly state that an interim EAD is suppose to be made available to the applicant. However, realistically, USCIS has not had
Adjustment of Status
The January 2015 Visa Bulletin was released by the Department of State today. While family based cases moved forward about 1-2 months in each category, the major movement forward was for employment based category 3 (EB-3) - those sponsored by employers for Professional or skilled jobs. In this category, the
Immigration
Recently USCIS has mistakenly sent out many receipt notices for applications (I-140's, I-129's, etc.) in which there was a request for evidence embedded in the actual receipt notice. Usually USCIS will send out a separate notice if they feel that they need additional documents. According to
Immigration
Last night, President Obama outlined several actions that he is directing USCIS and other agencies to implement as soon as possible. While his deferring deportation of those in the US illegally was the "centerpiece" of this action, it was not the only action he took. Several other actions