Unmarried A & G Domestic Partners May No Longer Be Eligible for Visas as 'Immediate Family M
In a recent communication, it appears that the Department of State will only accept the accreditation of spouses of newly arrived...
Receipt of Public Benefits May Hinder Admissibility to the U.S.
The Department of State (DOS) has been scrutinizing individuals applying for green cards under the public-charge bar. Some of these...
EB-1 Retrogression — and not likely to become current in October
Historically, at the end of the fiscal year, visa preference categories further retrogress or become backlogged for the first time, only...
Accrual of Unlawful Presence Significant Changes to Student Visa Holders' Maintenance of Status
USCIS's new policy regarding "unlawful presence" for foreign students (academic and vocational) and exchange visitors and their...
Implementation Issues Cited USCIS Postpones Launch of New Notice to Appear Policy
Around the same time that USCIS issued its new policy regarding RFEs and NOIDs, noted above, USCIS updated its guidance for referring...
USCIS Not Obligated to Issue RFEs and NOIDs in the Case of a Deficient Filing
The new USCIS policy has abandoned that limitation and restored full discretion to USCIS adjudicators. "This policy is intended to...
Immigrant Rights Organizations File Complaint with DHS over Coercive and Illegal Tactics
Of the more than 2,500 children who were separated from their parents due to the Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" policy on border...