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USCIS Issues New Guidance on Medical Exams
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the governmental agency that receives and decides applications for permanent residency and citizenship, among others, has released new guidance on its policies relating to medical exams. The policy alert was released by USCIS on...
EB-3 China Update
A journey through time with the man behind the visa bulletin In February, we discussed the progression of EB-3 China visa numbers in our blog. Since that time, several changes to EB-3 visa availability have occurred. As a result of...
USCIS Reviewing Vast Majority of Previously Denied Provisional Waiver Applications
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has released new numbers on its approvals, denials, and applications under review for Form I-601A, Application for a Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver. The provisional waiver allows those who are eligible for residency but require...
President Obama to Take Executive Action on Immigration
Efforts to Address Humanitarian Situation of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors in Southern Texas at Forefront of Proposed Actions On June 30, President Obama announced he will take executive action to address “our broken immigration system,” as Congress has failed to pass...
Converting Civil Union to Marriage in Illinois has Immigration Benefits
With the month of June comes warmth, sunshine, the first days of summer, and in 2014… marriage equality in the state of Illinois. That’s right, as of June 1, 2014, same sex couples can legally marry in Illinois. This may...
Study shows economic benefits for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, and U.S. economy overall
It has now been two years since the Obama Administration announced plans on June 15, 2012 to allow “dreamers”—youth brought to the U.S. at a young age—to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Two years later, what’s the...
State Department Visa Bulletin Jumps Four Years for EB-2 Foreign Nationals from India
The number of foreign nationals from India who can file employment-based green card applications is likely to increase significantly now that the latest U.S. State Department Visa Bulletin has jumped ahead by nearly four years. Based on the July Visa...
Tis the Season for DACA Renewals
On June 5, 2014, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) published the new form I-821D for the renewal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA provides individuals who meet certain requirements with Deferred Action and employment authorization...
