PRESIDENT BIDEN RELEASES NEW IMMIGRATION BILL: THE US CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2021
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As a permanent resident of the United States, something that you’ve been hoping to be able to do is to bring your stepchildren to the country. Although you are not related by blood, you’d like to be able to have them come to the country and live with you and their...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...