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
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
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, there
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