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04 Sep 2025

USCIS to Stop Accepting Checks and Money Orders, Effective 29.Oct.2025

In a significant policy shift, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced its plan to eliminate the ability to pay filing fees using personal checks, money orders, or other forms of paper payments, with few exceptions. For decades, these paper-based payments have been a...

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28 Aug 2025

USCIS Updates Guidance on Discretionary Factors in Immigration Benefit Adjudications

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published policy guidance on 19.Aug.2025, updating the factors officers may consider when exercising discretion in certain immigration benefit requests. The update emphasizes negative discretionary weight for applicants with connections to “anti-American” or terrorist organizations. Understanding Discretionary Analysis Many immigration benefit...

11:44 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / Medical / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Student / USCIS News / Visitor / Worker
18 Aug 2025

USCIS Updates Policy Manual for Family-Based Immigrant Petitions

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Policy Manual was recently updated, providing guidance related to family-based petitions. This update explains and clarifies eligibility criteria, filing procedures, interview scheduling, and other issues. Most notable is the USCIS decision to issue notices to appear (NTAs) –...

09:13 / Consulates / Family Based / For Families / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News
23 Jul 2025

I am in H-4 status and recently was charged with shoplifting. What immigration impact might this have?

Answer It is important to get immigration guidance and criminal representation. The consequences depend, to a large extent, upon the maximum possible sentence allowed for the charge in the particular state. In some locations, a conviction for shoplifting makes one removable (i.e., deportable) and inadmissible. In...

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10 Jul 2025

Immigration Impact of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

President Trump signed a spending bill, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” into law on 04.Jul.2025. While the bill does not fundamentally change who is eligible for U.S. immigration benefits or create new, legal pathways, it dramatically increases funding for immigration enforcement and increases the financial...

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02 Jul 2025

I am a green card holder and recently got married to someone in India. Is there a quick way to bring them to the U.S. with a green card?

Answer Unfortunately, this is a difficult scenario. The spouse with the green card must file an I-130 petition in the FB2A category, but this category is retrogressed by several years. The foreign national spouse potentially can come on a nonimmigrant visa of their own, such as...

14:51 / Family Based / FAQs / For Families / Immigrant Family / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident