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Marriage and Living in Marital Union Policy Alert
October 17th, 2018
USCIS clarifies Marriage and Living in Marital Union requirements for Naturalization On October 12, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the Marriage and Living in Marital Union requirements und…
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Adjustment of Status Filing Dates for November 2018 Visa Bulletin Announced
October 16th, 2018
New Visa Bulletin U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have determined and published the Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications associated with the November 2018 Visa Bulletin. Visa Bulletin…
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Visa Reciprocity Changes, Oct. 15
October 16th, 2018
DOS Updates Visa Reciprocity As of October 15, 2018, the Department of State has updated its visa reciprocity tables. Since our last update on visa reciprocity changes, nine countries have experienced changes. October 15 Ecuador: Updated Police Certi…
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Yemen’s Temporary Protected Status Extended
October 15th, 2018
DHS extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemen The availability of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals will now run until March 3, 2020. This will allow Yemeni nationals to either reregister or apply for Employment Authorization D…
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Hurricane Michael Safety and Immigration
October 11th, 2018
DHS issues statement regarding Hurricane Michael The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a statement encouraging persons impacted by Hurricane Michael to contact rescue personnel if personal safety is compromised, regardless of immigration st…
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November 2018 Visa Bulletin
October 11th, 2018
November Visa Bulletin Available U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published the November 2018 Visa Bulletin. Understanding the Visa Backlogs Only a limited number of employment-based immigrant visas (“green cards”) are availa…
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FAM Public Charge Provisions
October 3rd, 2018
AILA, CLINIC, and NILC Clarify Public Charge Provisions in FAM In January 2018, The Department of State revised the public charge provisions in the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM). Now, instead of a properly completed, nonfraudulent Affidavit of Support…
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Naturalization Policy Alert for Children
October 1st, 2018
USCIS issues a policy alert on naturalization of children of U.S. citizens On September 26, 2018, USCIS issued policy guidance that amended its policy manual to clarify special naturalization provisions for children. The policy guidance supersedes an…
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Implementaion of New NTA Policy
September 28th, 2018
USCIS Implements New NTA Policy Memorandum Beginning October 1, 2018, USCIS will begin to implement the “Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTA) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens Policy…
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Updated Notice to Appear Guidance
September 27th, 2018
USCIS Teleconference on Notice to Appear Policy USCIS invited AILA members to participate in a teleconference to discuss a policy memorandum on updated guidance on referral cases and issuance of Notice to Appear in cases involving inadmissible and de…
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