By TL Loke Walsh DHS plans to collect social media information on all immigrants On September 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly published a rule that extends the data collection system for storing information of…
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New Presidential Proclamation Imposes Country-Specific Travel Restrictions (Travel Ban 3.0)
On September 24th, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation, titled “Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats.” The Presidential Proclamation sets forth specific travel restrictions and security procedures…
Remember To Start Using The New Form I-9 Beginning September 18
Beginning today, September 18, 2017, employers must use the new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the revision date of 07/17/17 N. This new form has an expiration date of August 31, 2019. I-9, Employment Eligibility…
Top 10 Things You Need To Know About the FY 2019 Green Card Lottery
By Tien-Li Loke Walsh This article was updated with the new registration dates. Yes, DV Lottery really exists! The government has 50,000 diversity immigrant visas available for FY 2018 (i.e. October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019). Why should…
Trump Ends DACA Program For DREAMERS
This article was updated. As expected, Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the end of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program despite widespread support in favor of the nearly 800,000 DREAMERS, who have benefitted from the program.…
USCIS Will Require In-Person Interviews For All Employment-Based Green Card Applicants
On Monday, August 28, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will begin to phase-in interviews for employment-based I-485 adjustment of status (green card) applications as of October 1, 2017. This change complies with Executive Order…
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USCIS is Denying Advance Parole Applications Due to International Travel
On Tuesday, August 22, 2017, we sent this travel advisory, which affects individuals with pending I-485 adjustment of status application. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has received numerous reports that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been…
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U.S. to Suspend All Nonimmigrant Visa Operations Across Russia
U.S. Mission to Russia Statement:
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Supreme Court Reinstates Parts of President Trump’s “Travel Ban”
On Monday, June 26th, the Supreme Court allowed limited parts of President Trump’s “travel ban” to go into effect. The provision banning travelers from six countries – Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – will take effect with an…
June 2017 Visa Bulletin: Cut-Off Dates & Retrogression
EB-1 China & EB-1 India Cut-Off Dates The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the visa bulletin for June 2017, which imposes a final action date of January 1, 2012 for both EB-1 China and EB-1 India, which together have…
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