USCIS to Close its Overseas Offices
The Trump Administration is reportedly planning to close all 23 international USCIS offices, which currently handle family visa requests, international adoptions, and other
Read More »April 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released today the April 2019 Visa Bulletin. The April 2019 visa bulletin sees minimal advances in the EB-1 categories for the Final Action
Read More »USCIS Revises Terms of Introduction for Updated I-539 and New I-539A
USCIS has responded to stakeholder requests following the announcement of a revised I-539 and New I-539A application forms for Nonimmigrant dependents by revising the terms
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 »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 »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 »U.S. Employers See Success in Challenging Visa Denials
U.S. employers seeking to employ foreign nationals have seen success in settling lawsuits filed against USCIS challenging visa denials. The American Immigration Lawyers
Read More »AILA Finds that USCIS Processing Times are at “Crisis Levels”
On January 30, 2019, The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) issued a report which analyzed USCIS data on processing times from FY 2014 to FY 2018. The report
Read More »Shutdown Worsens Strain on US Immigration Courts
Immigration court backlogs have only been exacerbated by the shutdown with estimates of over 400 immigration judges furloughed, approximately 500 immigration cases per day
Read More »February 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
Very few changes are observed in the February visa bulletin from the previous month’s publication. The EB-1 categories for the final action chart continue to have
Read More »DHS vs. Save Jobs USA Moving Award
It was recently announced that the DHS vs. Save Jobs USA lawsuit will be moving forward. Save Jobs USA is an advocacy organization that consists of U.S. citizen and legal
Read More »January 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin today. The January visa bulletin sees little advances in certain categories, while others remain
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