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Despite mass closures of businesses and organizations around the nation, many government agencies remain open and operational. Fortunately, USCIS is one of them. To be clear, previously scheduled in-person appointments at all USCIS offices remain can… Read More

The COVID-19 crisis has unquestionably affected all aspects of our society, resulting in shutdowns across the country and closures of important government agencies including but not limited to many immigration courts and USCIS offices. We have been r… Read More

In light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, all USCIS field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs) have discontinued in-person services until April 1, 2020. This includes interviews of all kinds, from naturalization examina… Read More

USCIS recently revised their Policy Manual on Naturalization to further address the legal effect of absences outside the US. This guidance particularly affects green card holders who have traveled outside the United States for more than one year and… Read More

Now that the Public Charge is a reality, anybody intent on applying for permanent residence must understand that immigration just got a whole lot harder. Under the new guidelines, which some have loosely called a “wealth test,” immigratio… Read More

As we discussed last week, the Department of State took swift action to implement its own Final Rule on Public Charge Inadmissibility. Since February 24, 2020, all consular immigrant visa cases are now subject to the new guidelines, the intent of whi… Read More

Applicants for permanent residence should be aware that the new public charge guidelines are intended to apply to all applicants for admission. Technically speaking, the new I-944 Declaration of Self Sufficiency and revised guidelines will be going i… Read More

In New Jersey, reckless driving is punished under Title 39. It is not classified as a criminal offense, which is codified under Title 2C of the New Jersey Code. 39:4-96 reads, in part: A person who drives a vehicle heedlessly, in willful or wanton di… Read More