UPDATE – DHS Public Charge Final Rule A District Court has ordered the DHS and USCIS NOT to enforce or apply the new DHS Public Charge Final Rule, including Form changes! USCIS has published new versions of Forms I-485, I-129, I-539, I-864, I-864EZ and I-944 and released them late…
USCIS announced that it is creating four “hubs” on military bases to provide military naturalization services. The four “hubs” will be located at Camp Humphreys, South Korea; Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan; U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany; and Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy. Service members and their eligible family members…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on August 14th officially released the final “Public Charge” rule to the Federal Register for public inspection! This version of the “Public Charge” rule will take effect in 60 days from its release date. The rule will decrease the number of immigrants eligible for…
Several of USCIS offices in the Southeast are closed, will be closing or have changed their hours as Hurricane Dorian path moves up the East Coast of the United States. If you have an appointment with the USCIS and you think it might be affected, check the list daily! …
List of some of the Top News Stories related to Deportation: Time (Time.com), 9/27/19: Trump Administration Ends Protection That Lets Migrants Avoid Deportation While Receiving Medical Care The Trump Administration has sent letters to affected immigrants stating that they are eliminating the protections that lets them remain in the…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2019 statistics (Third Quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2019 statistics (Third Quarter) covers April 2019 through June 2019. The link to each FY2019 (Third…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2019 statistics (Second Quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2019 statistics (Second Quarter) covers January 2019 through March 2019. The link to each FY2019 (Second…
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has alerted Immigration Lawyers that USCIS has discontinued the practice of providing courtesy (free) premium processing for I‑539s filed concurrently with an I‑129 petition. USCIS cited the need to meet new biometrics requirement for all I‑539 applicants. Background USCIS (USCIS.gov) I-539 , Application To…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) held their 2019 Annual Conference on Immigration Law from June 19th through the 22nd in Orlando, Florida. The Keynote Speaker was Julián Castro, besides being the former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the Obama Administration; he is one of the 25…
USCIS has announced that beginning July 1, 2019 it will no longer accept Form I-407, Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status at any of their international field offices. The announcement states: Individuals who wish to voluntarily record abandonment of their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status must submit…