UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact! The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact…
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released their fourth quarter, Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) performance data for all Application and Petition Form Types as a statistical table. They have divided the forms by category: Family Based, Employment Based, Humanitarian, Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) , Citizenship and Naturalization, Other, and…
From Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, until today, President Trump has signed many Executive Orders! One of the orders signed on the first day was, “Securing Our Borders“! It deals with his objective and layouts out his plan related to U.S. immigration. For more details and to read the Executive…
On the USCIS webpage, “Citizenship Resource Center”, they have published the U.S. Naturalization Statistics for Fiscal Year 2024! This web-based report is made up of graphs and charts explaining U.S. naturalization patterns in statistical forms! In the last ten years, we as a country have welcomed more than 7.9 million…
On Saturday, January 25, 2025, the United States Senate voted to confirm Kristi Noem as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)! Secretary Noem served as South Dakota’s Governor from January 5, 2019, to January 25, 2025, and was the first female governor of that state. For more information, please…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective January 22nd that they are waiving all requirements that applicants for adjustment of status to a lawful permanent resident (often called a green card), that they received the COVID-19 vaccination. The USCIS has waived the requirement to prove you received…
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The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update. The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated January 6 & 13, 2025! Update to…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click the link to view the February 2025 Visa Bulletin UPDATE: When to File Your Adjustment of Status Application for Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based Preference Visas: February 2025 The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the…