Immigration News

March 26, 2020

USCIS Offices Closed to the Public – Closure Extended until April 7

USCIS Offices Closed to the Public – Closure Extended until April 7

USCIS announced on March 18th that they have suspended routine in-person services, they have now extended that public closure until at least April 7th. This step is being taken to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)! USCIS will continue to operate but without public personal contact. USCIS will provide very limited emergency services that require personal contact; you must contact the USCIS Contact Center for more information.

Please visit this page for more information: USCIS Temporary Office Closure Extended until at least April 7

March 25, 2020

USCIS Contact Center – Where to get Information and Services during Closures!

by Kellie N. Lego

USCIS has already closed their buildings to the public and is limiting personal contact to discretionary emergencies! They have developed many different ways to get information about immigration services that are alternatives to in-person contact. The USCIS Web Page “USCIS Contact Center” has a set of Digital Self-Help Tools to assit you, try them out!

Listing of available Digital Self-Help Tools:

USCIS Online Account

March 24, 2020

USCIS Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019

by Kellie N. Lego

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 18, 2020 that they have suspended routine in-person services. This step is being taken to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)! USCIS will continue to operate but without public personal contact.

USCIS has centralized many of the possible online and telephone actions that you may need during this public closure! Please visit this page for more information: USCIS Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)!

Source of Information:

March 19, 2020

USCIS Closing Offices to the Public March 18 through April 1

by Kellie N. Lego

USCIS has announced that as of yesterday, March 18, 2020, they have suspended routine in-person services. This step is being taken to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)! USCIS will continue to operate but without public personal contact. USCIS will provide very limited emergency services that require personal contact; you must contact the USCIS Contact Center for more information.

Please visit this page for more information: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1

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March 12, 2020

How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming!

by Kellie N. Lego

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 sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

March 10, 2020

Reminder – USCIS Teleconference – (3-13-20) – EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program!

by Kellie N. Lego

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national teleconference on Friday, March 13, 2020 between 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (Eastern). This event will include a discussion of USCIS’ modernizing efforts on the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the EB-5 program. They will include time for the participants to ask questions during the discussion.

To participate in this teleconference:

Call-in Toll-Free number: (888) 946-7792

March 6, 2020

How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Vermont, Virginia and Washington!

by Kellie N. Lego

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 sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Vermont, Virginia and Washington!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

February 13, 2020

Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Tennessee, Texas and Utah!

by Kellie N. Lego

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 sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Tennessee, Texas and Utah!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.

February 6, 2020

Public Charge Inadmissibility Final Rule – Revised Forms and Updated Policy Manual Guidance

by Kellie N. Lego

Beginning on Monday, February 24^th, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start to implement the final rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The USCIS has revised its forms to be consistent with the final rule on public charge. Starting on the Monday applicants and petitioners must use new editions of the forms except in Illinois, where the rule remains enjoined by the federal court. Links to the revised forms are listed below:

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Worker

February 3, 2020

How Immigrates impact each State (fact sheets): Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota!

by Kellie N. Lego

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 sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota!

The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.