Immigration Nerds Talk About Recent USCIS Policy Changes
Erickson Immigration Group attorneys Lieselot Whitbeck and Hiba Anver discuss the new USCIS Notice to Appear policy changes and what it means for
Read More »USCIS Memo Empowers Adjudicators to Issue More Denials
This past Friday the 13th proved to be a particularly unlucky day for the immigration world as USCIS published a news release informing the public that its Adjudicator’s
Read More »Hong Kong Same-Sex Dependent Visas Now Granted
Hong Kong’s highest court, the Court of Final Appeal, upheld a judgment allowing same-sex spouses to obtain dependent work visas. Previously same-sex spouses were
Read More »Canada Changes DUI Law
Recent changes to Canada’s Criminal Code now designate driving under the influence (“DUI”) as a serious criminal offense subject to possible penalty of ten years in
Read More »Brexit Outline Published
The UK government has published its plan for future relations with the European Union, promising cooperation in economics and security, but also an end to the free movement
Read More »Growing Concern Over H-4 Dependent Children
Many Indian and Chinese H-4 dependent children are at risk of “aging out” of dependent status upon turning 21 due to the consistent backlog for employment-based green
Read More »Congressional Vote Cancelled on Abolishing ICE
On July 16, 2018, the Republican-controlled House reversed its decision to allow a floor vote on a Democrat-sponsored bill to abolish the Immigration and Customs
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Marijuana Legalization in Canada
Erickson Immigration Attorney Hiba Anver talks about the new legalization of marijuana in Canada and what Canadians can expect as they cross the border into the United
Read More »New USCIS Memo Lowers the Bar for Case Denials
USCIS Officers will have full discretion to deny applications and petitions without first issuing a Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny Update: Currently,
Read More »August 2018 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the August 2018 Visa Bulletin: In addition to the India and China EB-1 categories, all other countries now have a cut-off date for
Read More »New USCIS Policy on NTA Issuance
Update: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued guidance that requires the agency’s officers to initiate removal proceedings by issuing Notices to
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About USCIS Suspension of Premium Processing and the Impact on Visa Holders
Xavier Francis, Erickson Immigration Group Attorney, discusses USCIS’s recent suspension of Premium Processing for H-1B petitions and how its collateral effect
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