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...
Common Immigration Questions and Problems
President Trump New Order Restricts H-1 Visas and Family Visas Through December
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued another important Presidential Proclamation on immigration. This iteration is particularly pernicious, as it affects not only family-related visas but now popular business visas. Under the order, which became effective June 24,...
USCIS Resumes Green Card Applications
Approximately two weeks ago, an article in Roll Call reported that USCIS had stopped processing green card applications. This domestic policy was putatively to align with the President's proclamation effectively barring immigrant visas from abroad, although no such...
Adjustment of Status Cases Being Denied Without RFE
According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, a spate of anecdotal reports have come out that the National Benefits Center (or NBC) has been summarily denying adjustment of status cases without affording applicants any opportunity to rectify the alleged...
USCIS Has Resumed In-Person Appointments
In some good news, USCIS began resuming in-person operations last week. Individuals may soon begin receiving appointments for interviews and naturalization oath ceremonies. That being said, this is still an incremental roll-out, with limited face-to-face services. As...
Latest Presidential Proclamation on Visas Bars Chinese Foreign Students
Last Friday, President Trump issued another proclamation suspending entry of certain foreign nationals. This latest salvo is directed, in particular, at certain Chinese nationals attempting to enter the US on F-1 student visas or J-1 visas. At first blush, the order...
Is It Better To Apply For A Green Card Inside The US Or Through The Consulate?
When applying for permanent residence, it is critical to understand and distinguish between the two different agencies charged with processing green card applications. In general, after a petition is approved-whether though family or employment-an applicant must...
Will There Be Another Proclamation For Non-Immigrants?
This past April, President Trump issued his immigration proclamation suspending the entry of Immigrants into the US for sixty days. We covered the salient points in earlier posts. However, unless you have read the order in its entirety, you may not realize that the...
New Affidavit of Support Requirements Coming | I-864 and I-864A
Last week, USCIS quietly released for comments a proposed revision of the Affidavit of Support Form. The changes are purportedly to align with and have the forms better reflect the priorities emphasized in President Trump's Memorandum on Enforcing the Legal...
Who is and Who is Not Covered by President Trump’s Ban on Immigration?
Now that President Trump's Executive Order is out, we now know the breadth and extent of its mandate. Fortunately, it does not appear as draconian as the President touted when he initially tweeted the pronouncement. The order does not ban or suspend all immigration....
