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
Adjustment of Status
The NVC just announced that, as of the 12th of November, they are no longer requiring that original documents (except the affidavit of support documentation) be submitted to their office with Immigrant Visa applications. Instead, applicants need only submit copies of documents, and, once the NVC reviews the documents and
Adjustment of Status
The December 2014 visa bulletin was released just recently. There were no major surprises, but some movement forward almost across the board. In Family Cases: Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens: Moved forward about 2 weeks for most of the world to June 22, 2007. Mexico jumped about 1.
AC21
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided a case, Kurapati v. USCIS in which the Court issued an important decision that helps t hose who filed an adjustment based upon an approved I-140 that was sponsored by an employer they no longer work for.In most such cases,
Immigration
While I mainly blog about immigration issues, especially those affecting scientists, employers and others, I heard this podcast about the importance of sleep particularly as it relates to being productive at work and in life, and thought it would be helpful to some of you. I know many scientists, and
Immigration
The Department of State (DOS) has revised certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visa fees. The following categories have new fees: 1. E visas – treaty/trader and Australian specialty occupation visas decreased to $205 (from $270). 2. K visas – Fiancé(e) or Spouse of U.S. citizen category visa increased to $265.
Adjustment of Status
Callers, posing as officers of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have been calling unsuspecting persons. They then claim that USCIS has found problems or discrepancies in the person’s immigration files and ask for personal information. Do not share any personal or petition data with anyone , as it
Immigration
Did you ever wonder whether USCIS actually knows when you leave the country, and, if they do, how do they know? Hopefully we can answer these questions for you in this blog post. First, yes, USCIS does know when you leave the US. How you may ask? Well, whenever you
Adjustment of Status
Recently many of our clients have been receiving duplicate biometrics appointment notices from USCIS. We have been advising our clients that it is probably a mistake but that they need to attend the biometrics just in case, otherwise the case could be denied. We, as well as many other attorney’
Adjustment of Status
According to Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the visa Control and Reporting Division, US Department of State, the usage patterns for India, the number of visas used, etc. mean that there will definately be retrogression, and it may happen as soon as November. India has seen rapid forward movement of
Adjustment of Status
The September Visa Bulletin was released by the Department of State and does show a little movement forward in certain categories. First we will look at the family based immigrant visas. In this area, there was not much movement forward, but a few notable movements are: * Unmarried sons and daughters
Immigration
We have seen an influx of I-485 RFE's for long pending cases, asking for updated letters of employment and medical exams. Why is USCIS sending this out? Does this mean your case is going to be adjudicated very soon? Well, we wish that the answer was clear.