Please do not hesitate to contact us if our office can help you take advantage of this (very time-sensitive for some) opportunity to file I-485 applications. We are also happy to provide a free quote for preparing and filing your I-485 application.

We also invite you to contact us if our office can be of any assistance in your immigration matters or you have any questions or comments about the May 2017 Visa Bulletin.

Visa Bulletin For May 2017

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated 65,000 visa H-1B cap for fiscal year 2018. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the 20,000 visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap.

The agency will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings.

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USCIS will continue to accept and process

FMCSA is a federal agency within the Department of Transportation that is responsible for regulating the trucking industry in the United States. The new interpretation requires foreign nationals to demonstrate lawful permanent residence in the U.S. or be eligible under paragraph (f) of section 383.71 to obtain a U.S. CDL. This interpretation is a departure from many states’ longstanding practice of issuing CDLs to foreign nationals who were not LPRs but could document lawful immigration status

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced multiple measures to deter and detect H-1B visa fraud and abuse. The H-1B visa program helps U.S. companies recruit highly-skilled foreign nationals when there is a shortage of qualified workers in the country. According to the Trump Administration, there are too not enough American workers who are as qualified, willing, and deserving to work in these fields. The needs of American companies looking for the best

The President's recent Executive Orders (EOs) not only damage our nation's proud history of being a country of immigrants, the EOs will harm businesses, economy, families, and communities. While the President says he's only going after the "bad hombres," it's just a matter of time before the President, his administration, and some in Congress target their sights on all immigrants coming to this nation, whether to work or reunite with a close family member. The time is now to get businesses to

Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR):

Pursuant to the continuing resolution signed on December 10, 2016, the non-minister special immigrant program expires on April 28, 2017. No SR visas may be issued overseas, or final action taken on adjustment of status cases, after midnight April 27, 2017. Visas issued prior to this date will only be issued with a validity date of April 27, 2017, and all individuals seeking admission as a non-minister special immigrant must be

Please do not hesitate to contact us if our office can help you take advantage of this (very time-sensitive for some) opportunity to file I-485 applications. We are also happy to provide a free quote for preparing and filing your I-485 application.

We also invite you to contact us if our office can be of any assistance in your immigration matters or you have any questions or comments about the April 2017 Visa Bulletin.

Visa Bulletin For April 2017

AILA is pleased to make available a limited number of conference registration scholarships to the paralegals/legal assistants of AILA members and full-time law students in exchange for volunteer assistance at the 2017 Annual Conference.

The Scholarship Includes:

• Admission to attend educational sessions at the conference.
• AILA's Immigration Practice Pointers 2017-18 and Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law 2017-18 in electronic format.
• Admission to all social events. However, please

Is it permissible to enroll in school while in B-1/B-2 status?

No, it is not. The regulations, at 8 CFR 214.2(b)(7), specifically prohibit study in the United States while in B-1 or B-2 status.

Before enrolling in classes, individuals who are in B-1 or B-2 status must first acquire F-1 (academic student) or M-1 (vocational student) status. Enrolling in classes while in B-1/B-2 status will result in a status violation. Individuals in B-1 or B-2 status, who have violated their nonimmigrant

In recent weeks, we have seen an increase in rejections of Forms I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver.

If you are requesting a provisional unlawful presence waiver, you must file the current version of Form I-601A with the proper fee(s) and in accordance with the form instructions.

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When submitting Form I-601A, please make sure you:

• Submit the current version of Form I-601A (edition date 12/23/16). We cannot accept

Upon return to the United States from travel abroad, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) have certain due process rights, including the right to a hearing before an immigration judge before they can be stripped of their permanent resident status.

Due Process Rights of LPRs

LPRs enjoy greater due process rights than nonimmigrants when returning to the United States after travel abroad. Like all international travelers, upon return, LPRs are subject to inspection by CBP. CBP may question and screen

FAMILY-sponsored categories (potential monthly movement)

Worldwide dates:
F1: Up to several months
F2A: Up to one month
F2B: Up to five weeks
F3: Three or four weeks
F4: Two or three weeks

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EMPLOYMENT-based categories (potential monthly movement)

Employment First: The category will remain “Current”.

China and India: A Final Action Date is likely to be imposed by August.

Employment Second:

Worldwide: Current

China: Up to five weeks.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if our office can help you take advantage of this (very time-sensitive for some) opportunity to file I-485 applications. We are also happy to provide a free quote for preparing and filing your I-485 application.

We also invite you to contact us if our office can be of any assistance in your immigration matters or you have any questions or comments about the March 2017 Visa Bulletin.

Visa Bulletin For March 2017

A person who seeks alien commuter status must first follow normal immigration procedure to be accorded status as an “immigrant” to the United States. He or she must apply for an immigrant visa and a green card. The application can be processed either through the USCIS or by a U.S. Consulate or Embassy abroad. Initially, in either case the person’s passport typically will be stamped to reflect normal immigrant status, that is, without reflecting alien commuter status, and the green card will be

El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés) comenzará a aceptar peticiones H-1B sujetas a la cantidad máxima reglamentaria del año fiscal 2018 el 3 de abril de 2017. Todas las peticiones de visas H-1B sujetas a la cantidad máxima del FY 2018 que sean presentadas antes del 3 de abril de 2017 serán rechazadas.
El programa H-1B permite que las compañías en los Estados Unidos empleen temporalmente trabajadores extranjeros en ocupaciones que

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on April 3, 2017. All cap-subject H-1B petitions filed before April 3, 2017, for the FY 2018 cap will be rejected.

The H-1B program allows companies in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific specialty, or its equivalent

Generally, a foreign national who is a permanent resident of the United States must reside permanently in the United States or else risk losing permanent resident status. However, persons who have been granted U.S. permanent resident status can live in Canada or Mexico, even though they have no actual residence in the United States, without losing permanent resident status or a “green card” if they commute regularly to employment in the United States. Such persons are considered to be “alien

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USCIS ha extendido automáticamente la validez de ciertos documentos de empleo (EAD, por sus siglas en inglés) expedidos bajo el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) de El Salvador, por 6 meses adicionales. El 8 de julio de 2016, DHS anunció la extensión de la designación de El Salvador al TPS por un periodo adicional de 18 meses. Con dicha extensión, DHS también extendió automáticamente la validez de las EAD expedidas bajo el TPS de El Salvador, por 6 meses adicionales