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On Oct. 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new process for Venezuelans. This new process will provide a lawful and streamlined way for nationals of Venezuela who are outside the United States and lacking U.S. entry documents to come to the United States. Through a fully Read More …

On Oct. 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on the 2012 Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) policy. The court partially affirmed the district court’s July 2021 decision declaring the 2012 DACA policy unlawful. However, the court of Read More …

In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court decided today to uphold Texas District Judge Drew Tipton’s challenge to an immigration policy directive issued in September of last year by Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security. In the DOJ had asked the Supreme Court to stay Read More …

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has issued a memo to ICE’s acting director last September, directing the agency to prioritize its enforcement efforts against undocumented or removable immigrants who “pose a threat to national security, public safety, and border security and thus threaten America’s Read More …

One of the documents required for immigration benefits is Form I-693. Normally, the validity of this form, once filled, is two years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both applicants and USCIS has been experiencing unforeseen delays in obtaining/processing this indispensable form. As a consequence, USCIS Read More …

USCIS announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 9 and run through noon Eastern on March 25. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to fill out petitioner and beneficiary information and submit their registrations. A confirmation number will be assigned to each registration submitted for the FY 2022 H-1B cap. This number is used solely to Read More …

The title says it all! It is the new Executive order signed today by President Biden, at the White House. Long awaited and certainly long overdue, this certainly sets a new tone in US immigration policy: The Federal Government should develop welcoming strategies that promote Read More …

The signs are promising for our clients! As the new President is getting sworn in, America’s immigrants have a new hope to a more decisive plan of action for their full integration into the American society. Among the many sweeping reforms President Biden will present, Read More …

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today plans to implement a revised version of the naturalization civics test. The agency first announced plans to revise the civics test in July 2019. USCIS revised the civics test as part of a decennial update to ensure that Read More …

A new USCIS policy memorandum clarifies requirements for deployment of capital for EB-5 applicants (investor visa). This establishes that the purchase of financial instruments on the secondary market will generally not satisfy such requirements. It clarifies that capital may be further deployed into any commercial Read More …

USCIS began producing a “Security Enhanced U.S. Travel Document.”  On Thursday, USCIS announced a new version of the U.S. travel document, which functions similarly to a passport. The document can be used by lawful permanent residents in place of Form I-327, Permit to Reenter the United Read More …

“Horrible and Foolish Loopholes” President Trump has taken yet another step in tightening asylum policies. In a memorandum released last night, the new presidential order prevents anyone who crossed the border illegally to get a work permit, it considerably reduces the adjudication terms of asylum Read More …

Under current Florida law, in order to obtain a Driver’s License, you need to be a citizen or legal resident alien. This might change in the near future. Both the Florida Senate and House introduced last month two separate proposals. These might allow foreign passports, Read More …

Effective April 1, 2019, the H-1B Visa Program will have new amended regulations. The final rule reverses the order by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B petitions under the H-1B regular cap and the advanced degree exemption. It introduces an electronic registration Read More …