On September 20, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, due to extraordinary and temporary conditions in Venezuela that prevent indivi… Read More

September Visa Bulletin Available The Department of State (DOS) recently released the September 2023 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin, which is published by DOS each month, summarizes the availability of immigrant visas aka “green cards,” and ind… Read More

On July 12, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the expansion of myProgress to Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. myProgress – formerly known as perso… Read More

August Visa Bulletin Available The Department of State (DOS) recently released the August 2023 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin, which is published by DOS each month, summarizes the availability of immigrant visas aka “green cards,” and indicates… Read More

On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the U.S. citizenship test is going to be updated. President Trump’s administration changed the test in 2020, but President Biden’s administration quickly c… Read More

June Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released the July 2023 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin, which is published by the Department of State each month, summarizes the availability of immigrant visa (… Read More

On June 13, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the rescission of the Trump administration’s terminations of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. DHS also announced… Read More

The Department of State has announced that certain nonimmigrant visas (NIVs) will see rises in their processing fees. NIV fees are set based on the actual cost of providing NIV services and are determined after conducting a study of the cost of these… Read More