Under a new policy, USCIS has announced that it will begin issuing work permits to qualified U visa applicants much sooner than under the current protocol. Typically, it sometimes takes up to five years for a U visa applicant to receive an approval with corresponding...
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How soon after getting your green card can you become a citizen?
Being a lawful permanent resident gives you a more secure status than a temporary visa can. Visas eventually expire, requiring you to leave the country. With your permanent resident card or green card, you can stay in the United States indefinitely, provided that you...
USCIS New Policy on Extension Requests
In a welcome reversal of a 2017 policy instituted under the Trump administration, USCIS has announced that it will be reverting back to its previous policy of extending deference to prior determinations when adjudicating extension requests. What this essentially...
How To Handle a Request for Evidence Requiring the I-944
In March of 2021, USCIS announced that it would no longer enforce the new public charge rule and would revert back to the 1999 guidelines in effect prior to its controversial implementation. Practically speaking, this is arguably the most significant immigration...
New ICE Policy May Affect Future Arrests and Deportation of Illegal Immigrants in NJ
On February 18, 2021, Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tae Johnson released a new memorandum setting forth interim guidance for civil immigration enforcement and removal priorities. The new policies represent a significant departure from previous...
New Jersey Drunk Driving Arrests Can Affect Citizenship | New Naturalization Policy
Drunk Driving (39:4-50) in New Jersey is a very serious traffic offense. Although not technically a Title 2C criminal offense, it is widely considered a quasi-criminal offense by New Jersey criminal defense practitioners. Interestingly, in 2019, New Jersey drunk...
Can My Husband or Wife Visit Me In the US While I-130 Pending?
This is perhaps one of the most common questions that our office runs across in the context of a family petition. Unfortunately, like almost everything in immigration, the answer is not black and white. There are some things that can and cannot be done, and it all...
Does Legalization of Marijuana in NJ Affect Immigration?
Legalization Of Weed In NJ? With passage of the recent referendum legalizing marijuana in New Jersey, there has been a lot of confusion among non-citizens charged with drug offenses and their exposure to immigration removal proceedings. At the moment, there appears...
Work Permits Not Automatically Granted | I-765 Work Permit Denied
Due to COVID-19, nearly all green card applicants have experienced some sort of delay. This extends not only to fingerprints and ultimately interviews, but employment authorization documents as well. Interestingly, in the waning days of the Trump Administration, USCIS...
DHS Issues Interim Enforcement and Removal Priorities
Just as President Donald Trump inaugurated his administration with a flurry of immigration related executive orders, President Biden has released a series of bold directives that immediately impact immigration policy and procedure. Within less than a week, President...