On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced that he will take certain executive actions on immigration in the absence of a Congressional fix to our immigration system. See our blog post summarizing his entire announcement here. One of the changes...
DACA beneficiaries with specialized language and culture skills interested in serving in the United States military will have to wait before they can enlist. Late last week, Army officials confirmed that the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) program...
On October 17, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program, which is scheduled to begin in early 2015. If a U.S. citizen or permanent resident has sponsored a family member in Haiti...
The Pentagon recently announced the expansion of the Military Accesssions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) program to allow beneficiaries of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to apply. The program allows the military to recruit certain legal aliens whose skills...
On Saturday, September 6, 2014, President Obama announced that he will delay taking executive action on immigration reform, until at least after the midterm elections. President Obama had previously stated that he would take executive action before the end of...
Starting September 12, 2014, certain Department of State fees will be changing. The Department of State recently announced that it was amending its Schedule of Fees for Consular Services for certain nonimmigrant visa application fees, certain immigrant visa application processing...
On Friday, August 15, 2014, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would extend certain immigration related relief to nationals of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone who are currently in the U.S. It is worth noting that USCIS...
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...