USCIS announces closure of multiple offices affected by hurricane Sandy (check the link below for the list of closed offices). Appointments will be rescheduled automatically to the next available appointment date. Hurricane Sandy has also impacted the USCIS phone operations…
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Hurricane Sandy Closes Multiple USCIS Offices
Posted in Updates Tagged with: Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS Closures
ICE Issues Memo On Applicability Of “Family Relationships” To LGBT Individuals
This ICE memo was issued following DHS Sec. Napolitano’s Sept. 27 directive regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. The memo states, among others, that: The factor of ‘family relationships’ encompasses…
Posted in Updates Tagged with: Humanitarian, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, LGBT, Prosecutorial Discretion
USCIS Announces New Filing Option On behalf Of Canadian TN Nonimmigrants
USCIS announced that it will start accepting TN petitions on behalf of Canadian beneficiaries, who are outside of the United States beginning October 1. Prior to the announcement, initial requests by Canadian nationals for TN classification can only be submitted…
Taiwan Joins Visa Waiver Program Countries
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adds Taiwan to the list of countries that are eligible for the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Under the program, passport holders of VWP-eligible countries may travel to the United States without a visa provided that…
USCIS Announces Transfer Of Workload From Service Centers To Field Operations
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent out a news alert to notify its stakeholders that some of the cases that are being processed at USCIS service centers will be transferred to a field office or to the National Benefits…
Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) Victory!
Last Wednesday, in De Osorio v. Mayorkas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit joined the 5th circuit in ruling that the plain language of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) unambiguously grants automatic conversion and priority date…
