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Eligibility Requirements for N-400 U.S. Naturalization and Citizenship

In order to become a U.S. citizen, each applicant must meet a number of requirements.    Generally, the applicant must be 18 years of age, must continuously and physically live in the U.S. as a green card holder for at least 5 years (or 3 years, if married to and living with a U.S. citizen), must have a “good moral [...]

By |November 4th, 2022|Categories: Articles, citizenship, News, News Alert|Comments Off on Eligibility Requirements for N-400 U.S. Naturalization and Citizenship

I-485 Applicants To Receive Separate EAD/AP Documents Instead of Combo Cards

USCIS has recently changed its practices and is no longer issuing the combo EAD/AP card for I-485 applicants who file concurrent I-765 EAD work permit and I-131 AP travel permit applications.    Citing efforts to eliminate backlogs in EAD applications, USCIS is approving EAD and AP applications separately -- most often the I-765 EAD application will be approved first and [...]

By |October 19th, 2022|Categories: Articles, I-485, News, News Alert, Travel|Comments Off on I-485 Applicants To Receive Separate EAD/AP Documents Instead of Combo Cards

November 2022 Visa Bulletin – No Changes to Employment Categories Cutoff Dates

The U.S. State Department has just released the November 2022 Visa Bulletin which is the second Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of pretty much any movement across the major preference categories. […]

By |October 12th, 2022|Categories: Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on November 2022 Visa Bulletin – No Changes to Employment Categories Cutoff Dates

How to Handle (or Prevent) H-4 Denial Due to Prior Employer’s H-1B Revocation

Our office has been receiving an increasing number of inquiries and reports of situations where USCIS would deny a pending I-539 H-4 application (sometimes with a concurrent I-765 H-4 EAD) based on a prior employer’s H-1B petition where the prior employer has withdrawn the H-1B petition once the employee has switched employers.    This situation can cause significant issues, ranging [...]

By |September 15th, 2022|Categories: Articles, H-1B, H-4 EAD, News, News Alert|Comments Off on How to Handle (or Prevent) H-4 Denial Due to Prior Employer’s H-1B Revocation

October 2022 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Major Retrogression; EB-1/EB-2 Visa Numbers Used Up For This Fiscal Year

The U.S. State Department has just released the October 2022 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the major retrogression in the EB-2 India cutoff dates which means that a large number of pending EB-2 India I-485 applications will be on significant hold until the [...]

By |September 8th, 2022|Categories: AC21, Articles, News, News Alert, Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on October 2022 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India Major Retrogression; EB-1/EB-2 Visa Numbers Used Up For This Fiscal Year

Congratulations on Your Green Card Approval – Next Steps and Action Items

One of the most exiting moments for a green card applicant is receiving the "New Card Produced" status update or the actual I-485 approval notice or green card in the mail.   Congratulations!    This article contains additional steps and considerations for new green card holders, with focus on employment-based immigrants. Travel or Employment While Waiting for Green Card Production and [...]

By |August 25th, 2022|Categories: Articles, I-485, News, News Alert|Comments Off on Congratulations on Your Green Card Approval – Next Steps and Action Items

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