The Democratic presidential nominee has laid out his policies. But will he implement them? Immigration lawyers aren’t so sure.

Despite these pledges, there is a view that even if victorious, Biden won’t do much on immigration. As David Nachman, managing attorney at Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak Law Group, explained, Biden will be hamstrung by an obstructionist...

While Biden has criticized some of these restrictions, he has not said if he would immediately reverse them. He has also not commented on emergency border rules implemented in March that allow U.S. authorities to rapidly expel border crossers, including unaccompanied children and asylum seekers.

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But even before COVID-19, the wait time for citizenship applications had hit new highs under the Trump administration. According to USCIS numbers, the naturalization process averaged 8.8 months in 2020, compared with 5.6 months in 2016 and a peak of 10.3 months in 2018,2 though in some cases, it could take up to three...

કોરોનાને કારણે પ્રવાસ મુશ્કેલ બન્યો છે ત્યારે કેનેડામાં ભણવા માગતા વિદ્યાર્થીઓ માટે અ નિશ્ચિતતા ઊભી થઈ છે. આ મુશ્કેલીને ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને ઇમિગ્રેશન, રેફ્યુજી એન્ડ સિટિઝનશીપ કેનેડા વિભાગે પોસ્ટ ગ્રેજ્યુએશન વર્ક પરમીટ માટે ત્રણ નવા પગલાં લીધાં છે. ઓનલાઇન પ્રોગ્રામ માટેના વિદ્યાર્થીઓના લાયકાતના ધોરણોમાં ફેરફારો કરાયા છે.

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On September 2, 2020, The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued 4,200 Invitations to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry system.

The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (“CRS”) is currently 475 or higher. This draw included candidates from all programs of Express Entry - Federal Skilled Worker Program (“FSWP”), Federal Skilled Trades Program...

The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) as well as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is tasked with making sure that employers employing H-1B immigrants are in compliance with relevant law. This includes, more specifically requirements associated with the labor condition application (LCA) process. The labor condition...

As exceeding unemployment limits can result in a loss of status, we are reminding F-1 aliens participating in post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), and their designated school officials (DSOs), that they must update the employer information in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), including unemployment data. Federal regulations require F-1 aliens to...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19.

This temporary guidance was set to expire August 18. Because of ongoing precautions related to COVID-19, DHS has extended this policy for...

USCIS announced that due to EAD production delays, employees may use Form I-797, Notice of Action, with a notice date on or after 12/1/19 through 8/20/20 informing approval of an Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765) as a list C #7 document for Form I-9 compliance until 12/1/20.

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Many prospective international students who would like to study in Canada this fall are facing uncertainty due to travel restrictions. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada recognizes this, and will continue to ensure that Canada’s immigration programs are flexible to respond to these uncertainties with 3 new measures on post-graduation work permit eligibility for students...