USCIS

Increasing uncertainty and unpredictability in H-1B adjudications

Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received 201,011 H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap for Fiscal…

7 years ago

Updates on the Termination of Temporary Status (TPS) by the Trump Administration

Temporary Protected Status or TPS, is a temporary immigration benefit for individuals from a country that is experiencing ongoing armed…

7 years ago

Fate of DACA Still Unclear

When the Trump administration announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would be terminated, they directed the…

7 years ago

Can I Apply for U.S. Citizenship if My I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions is Still Pending?

If you were issued a two-year lawful permanent resident card, this means that your residency status is conditional and you…

7 years ago

TPS Beneficiaries from Nepal Must Re-register before July 23, 2018

On May 22, 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the final registration period for Temporary Protected…

8 years ago

Submit DACA Renewal Applications Now

Due to a Federal Court Order directing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to resume accepting renewal applications for…

8 years ago

Federal Judge orders DHS to resume processing DACA renewal applications for all current and prior DACA recipients

On January 9, 2018, Federal Court Judge William Alsup from the Federal District Court in San Francisco, California ordered the…

8 years ago

USCIS to suspend Premium Processing of H-1B Petitions

 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that beginning April 3, 2017, it will temporarily suspend Premium Processing…

9 years ago

USCIS Issues Revised Form I-9

On November 14, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) released a new version of Form I-9 – Employment…

9 years ago

USCIS’ Application Fee Increases Will Take Effect December 23, 2016

On October 24, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced fee increases for most immigration applications and petitions.…

9 years ago

Relief for People Affected by Severe Earthquakes

USCIS announced limited relief for people that have been affected by the recent earthquakes in Japan, Ecuador, and Burma. USCIS…

10 years ago

DHS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Sudan for an…

10 years ago