Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Centers were released on January 23, 2009 with processing dates as of November 30, 2008. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time…
Since 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S.-VISIT program has utilized biometric technology at major U.S. ports of entry to facilitate visitor entry. Last week, DHS announced that upgraded biometric technology is in place at major U.S. ports of entry. The upgrade is a change from a two…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a Supplemental Final Rule that provides additional background and analysis for the department’s No-Match Rule. The regulation clarifies what steps reasonable employers can take to resolve discrepancies identified in ‘no-match’ letters issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Additionally, it provides guidance…
Republican Presidential candidate John McCain and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama may not see eye-to-eye on a majority of the issues; however, on the issue of immigration, they share more similarities than differences. Securing our borders is the first priority in both a McCain and Obama administration. Senator Obama and…