LATEST NEWS ON IMMIGRATION
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March 2011 -
USCIS has announced that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. This new card represents a significant improvement from the current practice of issuing paper Advance Parole documents.
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February 2011 -
Individuals who satisfy the residence, physical presence and other requirements are eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship after they have been permanent residents (green card holders) for five years.
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December 2010 -
Republican control of the House means a change in leadership of the key committees relevant to immigration.
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November 2010 -
Immigration is a complex and controversial matter which, in an election year, is likely to get a lot of attention, but not necessarily a lot of favorable action.
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October 2010 -
One exciting new development is that the cutoff dates in some family-based (FB) categories have been pushed forward. This means that some sponsored family members will be eligible to apply for permanent residence far sooner than they had anticipated.
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September 2010 -
You do not have to be an F-1 student to attend school in the United States. Most nonimmigrant status holders have the ability to go to school without an F-1 status, with the exception of F-2s.
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August 2010 -
As life gets harder here for illegal immigrants, we can only hope that Congress will finally pass the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors ( DREAM) Act.
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July 2010 -
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June 2010 -
Marriage fraud has been a problem for decades, and USCIS has honed its detection skills to ensure that only bona fide marriages can lead to successful petitions.
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June 2010 -
