On November 30, 2018, USCIS published new guidance on interviews at the I-751 stage (you can read more about what the I-751 is here). This policy went into effect on December 10, 2018, and applies to all I-751s received on or after that date. The significant change that is occurring is that if the principal […]
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Lawful Permanent Residency, Marriage, Policy Change
A possible policy change in the H-1B process could be coming. On November 30, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule that would require petitioning employers who want to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to register electronically with USCIS during a designated period. The proposed rule would also reverse the order of
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H-1B, Policy ChangeOn October 10, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed policy to change the “public charge” rules. I’ve received a lot of questions from people about how the proposed policy change regarding the public charge definition could affect their immigration cases. One important thing I would like to mention is that this
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Policy Change
If you don’t think what you post on social media has any relevance to your immigration case, think again. Immigration officers/officials, ICE agents, and government attorneys in immigration removal cases can easily look up someone’s social media accounts just like anyone. In fact, it is something they do. They want to see if they can
What You Need to Know About Your Social Media Accounts and Your Immigration Case Read More »
Policy Change
U.S. Immigration has been a hot-button issue, and since this new administration, we’ve seen a huge shift in policies within our immigration system. Everything that has happened has made practicing immigration law interesting, to say the least. We’ve seen the controversial separation of families at the border, the travel ban being upheld, and more discretion
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Policy Change