AILA Requests Delay to Mandatory Effective Date of Revised Form I-539 and New Form I-539A
As a follow up to our article published February 13, 2019 regarding the revised version of form I-539, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has sent a
Read More »USCIS Issues New Guidance Regarding Spousal Petitions Involving Minors
USCIS has announced new guidance for officers adjudicating I-130 Petitions for Alien Relatives. Between FY 2007 and FY 2017, USCIS approved approximately 8,500 spousal
Read More »Bill Aims to End Decades-Long Waits for Highly-Skilled Immigrants
A new bill, The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, has been introduced to address the wait time for immigrants to the United States. Under the current
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk to Professor Ron Hira in an H-1B Debate
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Ron Hira, a Howard University professor and co-author of “Reforming US High Skilled Guestworker Program” which
Read More »Premium Processing Resumes for More H-1B Cases
Update: Starting Tuesday, February 19, premium processing will again be available for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. This includes all change of
Read More »March 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
Consistent with our observations from last month, the March 2019 visa bulletin sees minimal advances in the EB-1 categories for the Final Action Chart (Chart A) and
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk with XXL about Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage and Deportation
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was apprehended by ICE earlier this month for overstaying his visa. Although he was released on bond this Wednesday, his permanent stay in
Read More »UPDATE – AILA Finds that USCIS Processing Times are at “Crisis Levels”
As a result of AILA’s report on long-delayed USCIS processing times, 86 Members of Congress, led by Rep. Jesús Garcia (D-Ill.), have signed a letter addressed to the
Read More »MEXICO | Immigration Office Delays Anticipated
With the installation of the new federal administration in Mexico, staff changes are underway at the National Immigration Institute (INM) which is impacting processing
Read More »SINGAPORE | Dependent Children Required to Present Proof of Vaccinations
The Ministry of Health announced that effective Feb. 1, 2019, documentation of diphtheria and measles vaccinations will be required for foreign-born children. This
Read More »Revised Form I-539 to be Published by USCIS
USCIS announced its plans to publish a revised version of Form I-539 on March 11, 2019. As of this date, USCIS will no longer accept any earlier version of Form I-539. There
Read More »Ice Operated Fake University to Target Immigration Fraud
The Department of Homeland Security designed an undercover operation to expose immigration fraud by creating the University of Farmington in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The
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