Should I apply for a VAWA self-petition?The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was passed in 1994 to protect victims of domestic and other instances of violence.  As part of the VAWA, abused spouses can file a self-petition to obtain lawful permanent residency in the United States.  Abused spouses may additionally have the option of...

On May 14, 2018, USCIS will begin recalling approximately 8,543 Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) due to a production error. The Green Cards were for approved Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions of Residence for spouses of U.S. citizens. The cards were printed with an incorrect “Resident Since” date and...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that expands their collaboration to better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse, and discrimination by employers bringing foreign visa workers to the United States. This new effort improves the way the agencies share information,...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a policy memorandum changing how the agency will calculate unlawful presence for students and exchange visitors in F, J, and M nonimmigrant status, including F-2, J-2, or M-2 dependents, who fail to maintain their status in the United States.

This policy aligns with...

How can the CSPA protect children from aging out of eligibility for permanent residency?Due to the immense backlog for visa applications, President Bush signed into law The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) in 2002.  The law will apply when a minor applies for an...

Speaker Paul Ryan has dismissed an effort by a group of House Republicans to go around the normal legislative process and force floor votes on a pack of immigration proposals.

“We never want to turn the floor over to the minority. What I don’t want to do is have a process that just ends up...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ramping up the zero-tolerance policies along the U.S. - Mexico border. The DHS is creating a new program to refer all unauthorized border crossers to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution.

On May 8, 2018, in remarks before Arizona state...

 

Os vistos H-1B são concedidos por um período de três anos. Com frequência, os detentores desse visto acabam desejando continuar nos Estados Unidos trabalhando para o empregador que patrocinou o seu visto. Eles têm a opção de renová-lo por um outro período de três anos. 

O processo de renovação, que...

Tens of thousands of Hondurans who have lived in the United States since 1999 must prepare to leave, government officials announced Friday.

More than 50,000 Hondurans who have been allowed to live and work in the U.S. after a massive hurricane ravaged Honduras couple of decades ago will have 20 months to leave the country....

Os vistos de trabalho H-1B permitem que cidadãos estrangeiros venham para os Estados Unidos para trabalhar em uma área especializada. A indústria de tecnologia é uma das que mais busca o visto H-1B. Os trabalhadores estrangeiros representam 57% dos profissionais do segmento chamado STEM (ciência, tecnologia, engenharia e matemática na sigla em inglês) no...