USCIS has agreed with the Ombudsman’s recommendation to implement a parole policy for U visa petitioners and qualifying family members who live abroad. The U visa – available to individuals who have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of a qualifying crime and who meet certain other criteria – are capped...

RIDGEWOOD, NJ – September 6th, 2016 –

Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group is pleased to announce that, during the month of November – December, 2016, U.S. Immigration Attorney, David Nachman Esq. and Michael Phulwani Esq. will be visiting India and meeting with corporate (and other) clients and friends. They will be visiting Mumbai,...

Best Lawyers have released the 23rd Edition of the "Best Lawyers in America". David Nachman, Esq., one of the Managing Attorneys at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., have been selected by his peers as being among one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in the practice area of U.S. Business Immigration...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the United States) so that they may start or scale their businesses here in the United States.

Read the advance version of the notice of proposed rulemaking: International...

DOS reports that the infusion of FY 2017 visa numbers will make EB-4 India and EB-4 Mexico current in October. The final action date for EB-4 El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras should move to a date sometime in the summer of 2015, and possibly beyond. Given the high applicant demand in this category...

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) recently promulgated a revised Form I-129S, NONIMMIGRANT PETITION BASED ON BLANKET L PETITION. CIS announced that this document must be used exclusively in applications filed with after August 29th and the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) has confirmed that applicants for Blanket L-1 petition classification at...

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the U.S. v. Texas case that addresses the DACA II and DAPA benefits sought by the Obama Administration. The following information will assist layman to understand the ripple effects of that decision:

Q: How did the Supreme Court rule in U.S. v. Texas?

A: On June 23rd,...

On July 29, 2016, DHS published a final rule expanding the availability of the provisional unlawful presence waiver to individuals who would be statutorily eligible for an unlawful presence waiver under INA §212(a)(9)(B)(v). The rule also makes additional changes to the current provisional waiver process. The following provides background information on the unlawful presence...

By: Michael Phulwani, Esq., David H. Nachman, Esq. and Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began its Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program (ASVVP) in 2009. Under the program, site visits are conducted by the Fraud Detection and National Security directorate (FDNS) of USCIS. FDNS conducts site visits for religious worker petitions,...