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Revised USCIS Form Allows Individuals to Obtain EAD and Social Security Number Together

According to a news release from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA Doc. No. 17100230), on October 2, 2017, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it updated Form I-765. This form is the Application… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

2017 Visa Reciprocity Changes

Below is a list of changes made to the visa reciprocity tables for the year of 2017 since March, from most to least recent. The changes made prior to March can be found in another “Visa Reciprocity Changes” article on our website. These c… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

DOS's Charlie Oppenheim Weighs in on October Visa Bulletin

Every month, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the Department of State, Charlie Oppenheim, talks with the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association about the visa bulletin. AILA publishes the interview monthly (AILA Doc. N… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

October 2017 Adjustment of Status Filing Dates

Use the following Visa Bulletin charts to determine when to file your application for adjustment of status. How do I use these charts? Find your visa type in the left-most column of the appropriate chart (family or employment based). Stay in that row… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

USCIS Resumed Premium Processing for FY 2018 Cap-Subject H-1B Visa Petitions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year year (FY) 2018 cap. The FY 2018 cap has been set at 65,000 visas. Premium processing has also resumed for the an… Read More
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New Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority

President Trump recently announced his attention to nominate Christopher Caldwell to be Federal Co-Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). Caldwell is from Little Rock, Arkansas and is a 7th-generation Arkansan. President Trump’s nomina… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

DACA Fact Sheet from Homeland Security

Following President Trump’s action to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security put together a fact sheet to help those affected by this decision. Find the full fact sheet from D… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

October 2017 Visa Bulletin Published

The October 2017 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. View the October Visa Bulletin here. The visa bulletin is published monthly, usually about 2 weeks in advance of the next month. The dates listed in the bulletin are cu… Read More
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Interview Requirement Change for Permanent Residence

According to a news release from the American Immigration Lawyers Association, (AILA Doc. No. 17082846), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning to begin requiring interviews for all adjustment of status applications ba… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News

Changes to Employment Based Adjustments

USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) is in the process of implementing new and more restrictive policies for the adjudication of immigration applications. It was announced on August 28, 2017, that all applications for adjustment of statu… Read More
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Categories: Immigration News