Alejandra Mayorkas, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was the opening keynote speaker at the AILA Annual Conference on Thursday, June 10, 2021, held virtually. He is the first Latino and immigrant Secretary of the DHS. He shared some updates, including...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated Burma (Myanmar) for temporary protected status (TPS) and provided flexibility for employment authorization to Burmese F-1 students based on severe economic hardship. These accommodations are due to the ongoing political crisis in Burma.The Burma designation for TPS...
During a U.S. Department of State open forum, Mr. Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Immigrant Visa Control Unit, provided a couple of updated predictions for the July 2021 Visa Bulletin. Mr. Oppenheim expects that the cutoff date for EB3 India will move ahead to...
Answer I-485 processing times generally are based on the local field office processing your case. Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website. Your priority date must be current at the time of adjudication in order for the I-485 to be approved. But the...
Answer Technically speaking, to qualify for AC21 portability when the I-140 is still pending, the I-140 must be "approvable when filed." Assuming all the standard AC21 requirements are met (e.g., porting to the same or similar job), this may be an option, but it is not...
Answer Withdrawing the pending I-485 at this point is probably not the best option. It may be possible to interfile, or one could potentially file a second I-485 and have both cases pending. Eventually, the USCIS will ask the applicant to choose one of the cases...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced that it has reinterpreted the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to grant U.S. citizenship at birth to a child born abroad, as long as the parents were married at the time of the child’s birth and the...
Answer First off, if a person is in the U.S., the expiration date of the H-4 visa "stamp" has no impact on one's status. Status generally is determined by one's I-94 expiration date.Second, both H-4 status and the H-4 visa stamp are not tied to any...
Answer No, there generally is no requirement that the beneficiary be in the U.S. at the time the I-140 is filed. (03.Jun.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright...
Answer No, there have been no updates. The travel ban is based on the pandemic conditions in India. Presumably, once the pandemic comes under control there, the travel ban will be lifted. (03.Jun.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information...
