posted on: November 14, 2019
The United States Department of State has issued forth cutoff dates for issuance of immigrant visas and per the November Bulletin by the State Department, the cutoff dates include: For EB-1 Visas: Except for China and India, all countries will progress by more than a month to June 1, 2018. India will still be January […]
posted on: November 13, 2019
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a proposed rule to deter aliens from illegally entering the United States and from filing frivolous, fraudulent or otherwise non-meritorious asylum applications in order to obtain employment authorization. Nothing in this rule changes eligibility requirements for asylum. As directed by the presidential memorandum, USCIS proposes to: Prevent aliens […]
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By Walter Ewing, Editor and Writer at the American Immigration Council, ImmigrationImpact.com. The Trump administration, acting through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), is disrupting the process by which U.S. employers obtain work authorization for highly skilled foreign professionals. According to a report from the National Foundation for American Policy, these changes are affecting how often H-1B […]
posted on: November 11, 2019
By Melissa Cruz, Communications and Program Associate at the American Immigration Council, ImmigrationImpact.com. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s health care ban on Saturday, one day before it was scheduled to go into effect. The ban would have barred entry for any prospective immigrant who could not prove they would be covered by qualifying health insurance […]
posted on: November 5, 2019
The Trump Administration has made numerous changes in immigration policy. Many of those changes have had the effect of reducing or limiting legal immigration for thousands of individuals. One of the changes that our Virginia immigration attorneys often have to explain to individuals is the Public Charge Rule. In this article, we discuss some of […]
posted on: November 4, 2019
A non-profit and citizens in Portland, Oregon filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that the president’s decision to require prospective immigrants to have health insurance violates separation of powers and is an attempt to override the will of Congress in the realms of immigration and healthcare. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status and to block the […]
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The attorney general announced two new immigration decisions under his “certification” power on Friday. The first decision established that two or more DUI convictions automatically disqualify an immigrant from having “good moral character.” Critics of this decision pointed out that the ruling does not take into account whether the conviction is a felony or misdemeanor, and […]
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Effective immediately, USCIS has made Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, available for online filing. Acting USCIS Director Cuccinelli announced that this form is now the 8th available for online filing, and is part of the agency’s push to become paperless. Petitioners can also use the online portal to track their status, pay fees, communicate with […]
posted on: November 1, 2019
Starting December 2, the premium processing fee will increase from $1,410 to $1,440 for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. The fee was last increased in 2018, and the increase is based on inflation. Premium processing is optional and allows petitioners to request 15-day processing. – Weekly […]
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USCIS has updated editions of Form AR-11, Change of Alien’s Address Card; Form G-325A, Biographic Information (for Deferred Action); Form I-929, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant; Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement; and Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. The previous edition of each form will be accepted […]
