Menu
News
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
Share
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
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…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
Charlie Oppenheim's Visa Predictions, September 2018
September 24th, 2018
AILA’s Check-Ins Each month, the American Immigration Lawyers Association checks in with Charlie Oppenheim, the Department of State’s Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, who gives his visa predictions for the near future. With his e…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
October 2018 Visa Bulletin
September 20th, 2018
October 2018 Visa Bulletin U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have published the October 2018 Visa Bulletin. How do I use these charts? Match up your country of birth in the topmost row with your visa application type in the leftmost column. I…
Read More
Read More
Categories: Immigration News
For More Information
About Heather Crews
Sivaraman Immigration Law’s founder, Heather Crews, brings an exceptional level of initiative, creativity and dedication to the practice of Immigration Law. A 2008 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, she is an active mem… Read More
Attorney Profile