by admin | Sep 25, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Visas
As a result of COVID-19 and the closings of U.S. embassies and USCIS for long periods of time, the USCIS and DOS approved far fewer permanent residence applications (“Green Cards”) in FY2020. As a result, the start of the new fiscal year, FY2021, has heralded a unique...
by admin | Aug 4, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
On July 29, 2020, U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York Judge George B. Daniels issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the “public charge rule” enforced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the duration of the COVID-19...
by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
On July 31, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that adjusts fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests. The final rule is effective October 2, 2020. Any application, petition, or request postmarked on or after...
by admin | Nov 22, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, L-1, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
DHS is proposing changes to its fee schedule that would increase costs for most petitioners and applicants and impose new requirements for many types of cases. Several highlights of this proposal are below. Form I-129 DHS is proposing to separate the Form I-129,...
by admin | Dec 13, 2018 | General News, Immigration News, Latest News
In a recent New York Times article, David Bier revealed new analysis from the Cato Institute demonstrating that the United States has been rejecting more legal immigrants than ever before. Data from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...