An End to the China EB-2 to EB-3 Downgrade Phenomenon (at least for FY2015). In April 2015, the EB-3 China cut-off date (currently October 22, 2011) will retrogress more than nine months to January 1, 2011. As a result, EB-3 China will return to...

USCIS on May 21, 2015, published information to help eligible H-4 dependent spouses who want to apply for employment authorization under the Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses final rule.

Beginning May 26, 2015, certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants can file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, as long as...

#1: WHAT IS THE 180-DAY ASYLUM EAD CLOCK?

The "180-day Asylum EAD Clock" measures the time period during which an asylum application has been pending with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum office and/or the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)....

Introducción

Hay tres tipos diferentes de beneficios humanitarios relacionados con el Formulario I-130, Petición para Familiar Extranjero; Conversión del Formulario I-130 para el Formulario I-360 para los cónyuges sobrevivientes; Sección 204 (l) de la Ley de Inmigración y Nacionalidad (INA); y Restablecimiento humanitario bajo la Sección 205 de la INA y 8 CFR 205.1 (a)...

Introduction

There are three different types of Humanitarian Benefits related to Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative: Conversion of Form I-130 to Form I-360 for Surviving Spouses; Section 204(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); and Humanitarian Reinstatement under INA Section 205 and 8 CFR 205.1(a)(3)(C)(2).

This article will focus...

Under NAFTA, workers in the USA can often times appear at a Canadian Port of Entry and present their applicaton for a work permit in Canada, and receive a work permit for $150. But since the spring, many U.S. workers have been turned away and told that there is a new "filing" requirement they...