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…
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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 Adm…
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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…
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USCIS recently announced a new policy change that should benefit permanent residents who need to prove their status while their renewal applications are pending. Starting this month, the agency will discontinue issuing the extension stickers that are…
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Due to Covid, applicants for adjustment of status should expect cases to take considerably longer than originally anticipated. Cases that would ordinarily take one year to process might experience additional delays of six months of more, given that U…
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A very common problem that sponsors run into during the immigration process for family members is the unexpected loss of a job. This can often happen after an application has been filed but before the beneficiary is scheduled for an interview, either…
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On December 4, 2020, a US District Court ordered the Department of Homeland Security to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program—otherwise known as DACA. For individuals who missed out the first time in 2012 and were unable to fil…
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In updated guidance in its Policy Manual, USCIS provides extensive detail about the legal prerequisites to becoming a naturalized citizen of the US. While it is well known that permanent residence for at least five years is required, there are situat…
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Applicants are often under the misimpression that once one has passed the history test, he/she has passed the examination and is entitled to citizenship. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. There are a number of requirements in or…
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Applicants aspiring to become US Citizens should be aware that USCIS is changing the civics test. According to the latest policy alert, the updated test will be applied to any N-400 application filed on or after December 1, 2020. Applications filed b…
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