So you have a family member in the United States and you want to move there too? The good news is that family-based immigration can be one of the best ways to secure permanent residency in the U.S. The bad news is that just because...
On October 17, 2018, the US Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") released its Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and Regulatory Plan which gives the public an overview of anticipated federal regulatory activity and indicates expected timelines but these timelines are not strictly adhered...
As part of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) commitment to keep immigration lawyers and anyone applying for an immigration benefit on our toes, it has issued several new policy updates this year. This includes a policy memo issued on July 13, 2018, regarding the...
[caption id="attachment_2813" align="alignnone" width="243"] US Visa Solutions[/caption] [dropcap style="default, circle, box, book"]R[/dropcap]One of the most common questions our office receives relate to the I Media visa. The Foreign Affairs Manual or "FAM" is the US Department of State's guidebook for consular officers. The FAM note for...
The USCIS continues to slow down US visa processing with its most recent announcement regarding the processing of cap-subject H-1B visas. On August 28th, 2018 the USCIS on its website issued a notification that it will extend the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for...
Happy 4th of July!! Lately, what's been happening in the United States clearly shows we are losing site of our ideals. Last February, the US Department of Homeland Security changed its mission statement to eliminate a passage that describes the US as "a nation of immigrants." As...
On March 30, 2018, the US Department of State published requests for comments on the Federal Register to collect more information on immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications in the form of "one question which lists multiple social media platforms and requires the applicant to provide any identifiers...
The US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) which processes visa petition and applications under the US Department of Homeland Security, issued an announcement yesterday, February 14, 2018, that it will now accept credit card payments for filing most of its forms. The new payment option will...
I-Squared bill, introduced last week by Senators Orrin Hatch and Jeff Flake. The bill seeks to modernize & reform the H-1B visa and employment-based green card programs. At the end of January a bill was introduced into Congress called the "Immigration Innovation Act 2018" or "I-Squared...
Lots of people call our office who have prior arrests, cautions or convictions who wish to visit the US. Usually, if someone from the UK other European country wants to visit the US for a short business trip or holiday, they visit visa free under...