The Department of State annually administers the statutorily-mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of immigrants known as ‘‘diversity immigrants,’’ from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For fiscal year 2020, 50,000 diversity visas (DVs) will be available....

Can Immigration Officials Detain Parents Or Children On School Property?The world watched as several high profile immigration arrests were made on or near school grounds during the 2017 - 2018 school year. In Houston, a 19-year-old student without legal status was detained by immigration following an altercation with another student who provoked the attack....

How can I as an undocumented immigrant prepare my family for potential removal / deportation?The surge of immigrant detentions and removals / deportations

has many undocumented immigrants considering for the first...

Effective immediately, USCIS will begin accepting copies of negative consultation letters directly from labor unions relating to a current or future O nonimmigrant visa petition request. O-1 and O-2 nonimmigrant visas are available to individuals with extraordinary ability in science, education, business, athletics, or the arts, and individuals with extraordinary achievement in the...

Todos hemos visto las noticias sobre el estado de los centros de detención y los nuevos planes del Presidente Trump para hacer que estos centros empeoren aún más. ¿Entonces, cómo puede mantenerse fuera de la detención?

1. No meterse en problemas.

No haga nada que estas en contra de la ley. Esto puede ser algo...

We have all seen the news about the condition of the detention facilities, and President Trump’s new plans to make these facilities even worse. So how can you stay out of detention?
1. Stay out of trouble.Do not do anything that is against the law. This can be anything as minor as driving without...

Some visas, such as the H-1B, may require the employer pay for the attorney fees and filing fees, and some immigrant visas may require the employer to pay for all costs such as in the case of a PERM labor certification. There are a number of fees that foreign nationals may incur while...

DOS provides the following in response to recent inquiries regarding visa availability for the EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and Third "Other Workers" (EW) preference categories.

EB-1 Preference Category

The September 2018 Visa Bulletin indicates in Section H. Visa Availability in the Coming Months that for EB-1 Worldwide, "October Final Action Dates will be imposed for all countries....