USCIS granted grace periods for the implementation of recently updated forms I-485, I-131, & N-400, among others. Each form has its own grace period, so as always, confirm which form to use before filing!...
USCIS recently released a number of new forms effective immediately, including form I-485 used to apply for a “green card,” providing no notice or grace period for the old form. If your old form was mailed before the announcement on March 3rd, and arrived at...
DOS and USCIS have issued all available immigrant visas for the EB4 Special Immigrant visa category, which includes religious workers, broadcasters, certain physicians, employees of international organizations, and armed forces members. The annual limits will reset with the start of the 2026 fiscal year on...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new registration system for unregistered foreign nationals in the U.S. Starting 25.Feb.2025, anyone required to register must create a USCIS online account to prepare for the registration process. Additional registration instructions will be forthcoming....
The Trump Administration’s deportation program now also includes officers from the U.S. Department of State given special authority and instructions from the Department of Homeland Security....
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to remove the preliminary injunction blocking President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship....
On 18.Feb.2025, DOS updated the categories of applicants eligible for a nonimmigrant visa interview waiver to include certain A, C, G and NATO categories, among others, provided that all other eligibility criteria are met....
Does your USCIS I-485 online case status show “Reject After Ingest?” The word “ingest” (or “ingestion”) may be used here to mean “receipt.” This uncommon case status means that your I-485 was filed (and received or “ingested”) when your priority date was not current. Make...
The eligibility criteria for a “dropbox” visa interview waiver has been updated for India. Now, the applicant’s prior visa cannot have expired more than 12 months prior to the new visa application, where it was previously 48 months....
Possessing counterfeit documents, including fake government IDs, can have grave immigration consequences! Immigration authorities, like CBP offices at international airports, are on high alert and have thorough search procedures to find and confiscate counterfeit documents....
