Chicago-based immigration lawyers Ana Maria Echiburu and Alix Strunk of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C., in their roles as chair and co-chair of their respective Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Immigration and Nationality Law Committees, have organized an event for CBA...
On January 3, 2013, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published its final rule, amending the existing regulations, for provisional waivers for unlawful presence (so-called “Stateside waivers”) in the Federal Register. The provisional waiver program...
On December 13, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that as of February 1, 2013, it will begin to collect an additional $165 fee from individuals who have been issued immigrant visas by the U.S. Department of State...
Now that the holidays are in full swing, please keep the following tips in mind before traveling. Understand that you may experience increased wait times upon entry to the U.S. and plan accordingly (you can check airport and border wait...
On November 16, 2012, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) released data on the applications received for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The report shows the following: As of that date, 308,935 applications had been received and...
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