On September 28, 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) over last minute changes to the Visa Bulletin for October 2015. In Mehta v. DOS, plaintiffs…

We are disappointed to report that many applicants will continue to face lengthy waits before they can submit their I-485 adjustment of status applications for permanent residence. On September 25, 2015, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published a revised…

The U.S. Congress continues to negotiate on the FY2016 budget, but if no agreement is reached, or if a Continuing Resolution is not passed, or no other stopgap method implemented, we may have another government shutdown on October 1, 2015.…

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will suspend final adjudication of employment-based Form I-485 applications because the Department of State reports that the statutory cap has been reached for the employment-based preference categories for fiscal…

This article was updated on September 25, 2015   Finally, some great news for green card applicants stuck in family and employment-based category backlogs! On September 9, 2015, USCIS announced that it has revised procedures that will allow certain green…