USCIS has raised its immigration filing fees effective December 23, 2016. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016, must include these new fees. Please note that USCIS will reject your submission if the fees are not correct! New USCIS’ fees effective December 23, 2016 FORM…
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Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) Issued by the Potomac Service Center (PSC) may need to be replaced!!
Starting on April 17th, the Potomac Service Center (PSC) will begin handling corrections to Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) originally issued by PSC which included incorrect information due to USCIS error. Previously USCIS customers were instructed to send their incorrect EAD’s issued by the PSC to the Nebraska Service Center (NSC)…
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
List of Top News Stories from the last two weeks related to DACA: Arizona Daily Sun (AZDailySun.com), 3/29/17: Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a final effort to let Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey deny driver’s licenses to DACA recipients (Dreamers). AG hopes to deny licenses to DACA recipients…
Delay in NSC Processing of H-4/EAD Applications Filed with Premium Processing H-1Bs
The Nebraska Service Center (NSC) delaying adjudication of H-4 related I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status) applications and I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) applications for H-4 Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that are filed concurrently with H1B petitions for premium processing. While there is no premium processing available for H-4…
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
List of Top News Stories from the last two weeks related to DACA: Rewire. News, 3/16/17: Daniel Ramirez Medina, a DACA recipient who came to the United States at age 7, was swept up in President Trump’s nationwide immigration raids. Seattle DACA Recipient Remains in Detention Center nationalreview.com,…
Reminder – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
USCIS has raised its immigration filing fees effective December 23, 2016. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016, must include these new fees. Please note that USCIS will reject your submission if the fees are not correct! New USCIS’ fees effective December 23, 2016 FORM…
President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban – Notes from News Conference 3/6/17
These are my notes from the Monday, March 6th mid-day News Conference about, “Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States”, President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban. The News Conference was given by three of President Trump’s Cabinet Members: Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, Attorney General,…
Plight of the Undocumented Immigrants – Weekly List of Top News Stories!
List of Top News Stories from the last week pointing out the plight of Undocumented Immigrants: El Paso Times, 3/15/17: ICE detains alleged domestic violence victim The Denver Post, 3/15/17: Mother of four fears deportation, declares sanctuary at Denver church NBC News, 3/15/17: Was It Legal for…
Reminder – USCIS Immigration Filing Fees to Increase
USCIS has raised its immigration filing fees effective December 23, 2016. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016, must include these new fees. Please note that USCIS will reject your submission if the fees are not correct! New USCIS’ fees effective December 23, 2016 FORM…
DHS Statement on Compliance with Recent Court Order
U.S. District Court Judge James Robart issued a ruling Friday, effectively halting Trump’s executive order, the so called Travel Ban! In accordance with U.S. District Court Judge James Robart ruling on Friday, February 3rd, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has suspended any and all actions implementing the affected sections…