Ridgewood, New Jersey - The U.S. Senate on Friday voted 47-34 to confirm President Biden’s nomination of Ur Mendoza Jaddou to lead U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), making her the first Senate-confirmed woman and first person of Arab and Mexican descent to lead the immigration agency since it was created, nearly two...
Ukraine – What Higher Ed Can Do.
In the recently published April Visa Bulletin, the Department of State advanced the Date for Filing (also known as the application date) applications for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status in the employment-based, second preference (EB-2) category for India from Sept. 1, 2013, to Sept. 1, 2014.
If you are a noncitizen who has...
CANADA IMMIGRATION UPDATE: IMMIGRATION SUPPORT TO UKRAINE
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) is taking additional steps to support Ukrainians and people residing in Ukraine, and to make it easier and faster for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their accompanying immediate family members to return to Canada.
IRCC is implementing urgent processing of travel documents, including issuing single-journey travel...
MAINTAINED STATUS DURING PROCESSING PERIOD
All foreign nationals are authorized to enter Canada as a temporary resident under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). A temporary resident may be authorized to work or study during their temporary stay in Canada. Such residents have an automatically imposed condition that they must leave Canada at the end of their authorized...
USCIS Decoupling Adjudication of EADs and Advance Paroles to Expedite EAD Issuance (AILA Source)
Over the last several days, AILA has received numerous reports from members that they are receiving approved employment authorization documents (EADs) that do not include advance parole (AP) travel authorization, even though the applicant had requested both benefits. When an applicant requested both an EAD and advance parole, USCIS had previously been issuing “combination...
રોજગારી આધારિત કેટેગરી બદલવા માટે USCISનું ગાઇડન્સ
આ વખતના નાણાકીય વર્ષમાં (ઑક્ટોબર 2021થી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2022) એમ્પ્લોયમેન્ટ બેઝ ઇમિગ્રન્ટ વીઝાની કેટલીક કેટેગરીમાં ઘણા બધા વીઝા ઉપલબ્ધ હોવાથી પ્રથમ કે દ્વિતિય પસંદગીની કેટેગરીઝ બદલવા, એડજસ્ટમેન્ટ ઑફ સ્ટેટસ એપ્લિકેશન બદલવા માટે અરજી કરવામાં આવે તે માટે લાયક અરજદારોને USCIS પ્રોત્સાહન આપી રહી છે.
2022ના નાણાંકીય વર્ષમાં રોજગારી આધારિત વાર્ષિક વીઝાની મર્યાદા સામાન્ય કરતાં બમણી છે,...
DOS Update: Information for U.S. Citizens in Ukraine
U.S. citizens in Ukraine should complete this online form so that the State Department can communicate with you. U.S. citizens seeking to depart Ukraine can also call 1-833-741-2777 (in the United States) or 1-606-260-4379 (from overseas) for immediate assistance.
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FORM I-9 UPDATE – L-1 AND E-1/E-2 NONIMMIGRANT SPOUSES NOW CAN WORK WITHOUT AN EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT – EXPLAINED BY THE NPZ LAW GROUP
The Systems Enforcement Analysis and Review (SEAR) office of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on January 31st, 2022, that it was applying new admission codes to identify the spouses of E and L principals for work authorization documentation. This decision was made in light of the litigation settlement (Settlement) on November...
Immigrant Intent and B Visas
Are you considering applying for a B-2 visitor visa? It is important to be careful with your application. Not only should you take care to complete your application accurately and fully, but it is also a good idea to be mindful of some of the pitfalls that many applicants fall into. Did you know,...
The EB-5 Regional Center Program Has Reopened – News by the NPZ Law Group
The practice of immigration law is very complex and should be approached with great care and attention to detail. If you are seeking legal counsel for an immigration law issue, you want to take steps to ensure your case is being handled by someone who will do the best possible job for you. While...
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