DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) RESPONSE TO RECENT LITIGATION

Posted on January 30, 2017

On January 29th, DHS issued a Press Release stating that “The Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce all of President Trump’s Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people”. President Trump’s Executive Orders remain in place—prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains...

DHS STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDERS AND THE PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE ORDER

Posted on January 30, 2017

Upon issuance of the court orders on January 28th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) immediately began taking steps to comply with the orders. Concurrently, the Department of Homeland Security continues to work with their partners in the Departments of Justice and State to implement President Trump’s executive order on protecting the nation from...

Limiting legal immigration: “Protecting American Jobs and Workers by Strengthening the Integrity of Foreign Worker Visa Programs”

Posted on January 27, 2017

A sweeping proposed order would, essentially, operate across a number of channels to reduce the scope of legal immigration to the United States. It also begins to lay the administrative and policy groundwork for further legislation altering the scope of legal immigration into one that, in the words of the cover memo, "prioritizes the...

DOS UPDATE: VISA BULLETIN FOR FEBRUARY 2017

Posted on January 26, 2017

QUESTION: What can we expect in terms of movement of FB-2 Final Action Dates?

ANSWER: All of the family-based categories will continue to move at a rate that is consistent with the current pace. DOS does not expect any dramatic forward movement or slowing down in the coming months. FB-2A should continue to move an...

USCIS Announces New EB-5 Regional Center Program

Posted on January 23, 2017

The Department of Homeland security (DHS) proposes to remove the International Entrepreneur Rule (IE Final Rule) program that allows qualifying foreign entrepreneurs to be considered for parole to temporarily come to the United States to develop and build start-up businesses.

The IE Final Rule was enacted by the Obama Administration in an effort...

Cash for Green Card route may get costlier by $1.5 Millions – EB-5 Visas

Posted on January 23, 2017

Cash for Green Card route may get costlier by $1.5 Millions from Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ)...

GOOD TIMES FOR NRI INVESTMENTS IN INDIA – By: Shekhar Raj Sharma (Practicing Lawyer at the Supreme Court of India)

Posted on December 29, 2016

THE UPCOMING ORGANISED REAL ESTATE SECTOR IN INDIA

This article is in continuance of my previous article “Modi Trumped Donald on Demonetization”. In this article, I’ll be focusing on estate planning for NRIs or investments in real estate considering the recent demonetization. The Indian Government this year notified a new act called The Real Estate...

USCIS to Recall Incorrectly Dated Green Cards

Posted on December 28, 2016

Removing Conditions on a Green Card in cases of Abandonment or abuse from Nachman Phulwani...

RECENT AAO PRECEDENT CASE LIBERALIZES THE NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER (NIW) STANDARD BY OVERRULING NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

Posted on December 28, 2016

The USCIS gave talented immigrants, including those with OPT, STEM OPT, H-1B and O-1 status, a wonderful gift at the end of 2016.

The Administration Appeals Office (AAO) of the USCIS made it far easier for exceptional and highly-educated immigrants to qualify for green cards by self-petitioning for National Interest Waivers (NIWs) by focusing...

SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT AND U.S. IMMIGRATION: Understanding the Religious Visa (R Visa).

Posted on December 23, 2016

On May 19, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security posted for public inspection a Federal Register notice (FRN) designating Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from May 20, 2022, through Nov. 20, 2023.

This designation allows Afghan nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) who have continuously...

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