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…

German citizens may now apply for U.S. Global Entry. Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States. At select airports, Global Entry members…

The latest Visa Bulletin (September 2015) shows significant retrogression under the EB-2 categories for China and India. EB-2 China retrogressed from December 13, 2013 back to January 1, 2006. Meanwhile, EB-2 India didn’t fare much better, retrogressing from October 1,…

Today, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh C. Johnson announced the implementation of new security enhancements to the visa waiver program. These changes will apply to both new and current members (38 countries) of the program. Some of…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notified the public that it intends to conduct a test to collect biometric and biographic information from certain foreign travelers who are departing the United States on selected flights from up to ten identified U.S.…

The State Department reports that nearly 50 U.S. embassies and consulates, representing nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of the nonimmigrant visa demand worldwide, are now online and issuing visas. Consular posts around the world issued more than 60,000 visas on June…

As of noon on June 24, 2015, the State Department reports that 39 embassies/consulates are back up and running. The list of 39 is as follows: Paris Monterrey Ciudad Juarez Guangzhou Beijing Shanghai Tijuana Nuevo Laredo Mexico City Guadalajara Mumbai…