The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) has just announced their final rule “Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions” which will become effective on February 27, 2026 and will apply to the upcoming [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the January 2026 Visa Bulletin which is the fourth Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin is the modest forward movement in a few [...]
Effective immediately, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published new policy guidance that significantly limits the reuse of photos for immigration documents, including Green Cards, Reentry Permits and Certificates of Citizenship. This client alert [...]
Dear Clients and Readers: We would like to take a moment to express our gratitude for your support throughout these challenging year. We are happy and privileged to have you as clients and readers and we wish you the happiest of holidays! We are looking forward to working with you during the new year. Have [...]
The U.S. State Department has released the December 2025 Visa Bulletin which is the third Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in this month’s Visa Bulletin is the minor forward movement in EB Final Action which means [...]
Applicants who have ever tried to reach USCIS about your immigration case have likely encountered the USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC) — the primary point of contact for applicants, petitioners, and attorneys. Understanding how the NCSC works, what it can [...]
Our clients often want to get a sense of what kind of interaction and questions are asked during the N-400 interview. Below is a realistic sample script for a typical N-400 Naturalization Interview for the applicant Mr. John Michael Doe who is called from the waiting room [...]
Starting October 16, 2025 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented a new statutory $1,000 fee for immigration parole, applicable to most individuals granted parole into the United States. Subsequently around and after November 1, 2025 [...]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an Interim Final Rule (IFR) entitled Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents ending the current practice of automatically extending the validity of Employment Authorization Documents [...]
Male applicants for U.S. naturalization (Form N-400) have to answer a specific question whether they have registered for the Selective Service which is the system the U.S. government uses in case a military draft [...]
