Our office has had many consultations from visitors from Visa Waiver Countries interested in extending their stay or changing their “visas.” Many are surprised to learn that if they did enter the US from a visa waiver country, they are no…
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While the subject of post conviction relief applications often arises within the context of whether an attorney should have advised a criminal defendant of the potential immigration consequences of a plea, most of the case law seems to center around…
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For a while, at least among the legal community, the government’s announcement that Prosecutorial Discretion would be utilized to sift priority cases seemed like lip service. The numbers borne out by the surveys seemed to confirm that very few…
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While most people generally understand that certain felonies and sometimes misdemeanors may constitute Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude, it is less understood that under certain circumstances, even traffic violations may rise to the level of crimes o…
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In May of this year, Princeton Borough and Princeton Township became New Jersey’s third and fourth municipalities where residents could obtain identification cards even if they are undocumented aliens. The cards were distributed by the Latin Am…
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For our Indian clients, if they are not already aware, the US consulate in Mumbai is moving. There will be no interviews at the current location at Lincoln House from November 15 to November 20, as the consulate makes its transition to its new locati…
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USCIS recently announced that it has extended TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua. TPS has now been extended from January 6, 2012 to July 5, 2013. Current Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS holders must re-register durin…
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The USCIS website is an extremely useful and reliable resource for immigration related information. Besides granting access to a plethora of forms needed to apply for immigration benefits, the site also has a library of administrative decisions avail…
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USCIS recently announced a new look for the Employment Authorization Document as well as the N-560, Certificate of Citizenship. These new documents bear technology that will increase security and deter counterfeiting and tampering. The work permit wi…
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USCIS has introduced a new I-693 Form that civil surgeons must complete for those seeking immigration benefits such as adjustment of status. Although USCIS will continue to accept the old version of the Report of a Medical Examination and Vaccination…
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