USCIS has issued a policy memorandum providing guidance to USCIS officers on when to consider waiving the interview requirement for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. This PM goes into effect on December 10, 2018 and applies to all Form I-751 petitions received on or after December 10.

Generally, USCIS...

Do I have the right to speak to an attorney if I have been detained?

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) is warning immigrants in New Jersey and elsewhere to prepare for more immigration raids to come. Already this year, ICE has conducted several major raids in New Jersey, arresting nearly...

 

Amerikan vatandaşları veya kalıcı oturum izni olan kişiler (green card sahipleri), green card alabilmeleri için eşine, çocuklarına, evlatlıklarına ve kendi anne babasına sponsor olabilir mi? 

Aile tabanlı green kart başvurularının sonuçlanmasında tahmini bekleme süreleri ne kadardır? 

Tüm green card başvuruları aynı işleme ve zamana tabi değildir. Başvurular...

 

Do American citizens and permanent residents become the sponsor for their spouses, children, orphans, and parents to take the green card? 

How long does it take to sponsor a family member? 

All green card applications are not treated the same way. Family preference category (F)  must wait...

David Nachman, Esq., Managing Attorney at NPZ Law Group, says “for the new year there are some really big changes “on the cusp” for the H-1B Visa Lottery program”. The US and Canada Immigration and Nationality Lawyers at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group continue to closely monitor the changes.

On November...

Em 5 de julho de 2018, o Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos (USCIS) publicou uma nova orientação, com data de 28 de junho de 2018, com relação à emissão da chamada NTA (Notices to Appear, o que em tradução livre significa Convocação para Comparecimento). O USCIS fará um esforço de abordagem...

Is it lawful for the government to refuse basic training to green card holders?

Last year, as part of his continued effort to reform immigration, President Trump adopted a policy requiring stricter background checks for green card holders who wish to serve in the military.  The controversial policy required that green card...

On November 30th, 2018, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to first electronically register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a designated registration period. Under the proposed rule, USCIS would also reverse the order by...

USCIS has published a policy memorandum clarifying the requirement that a qualifying organization employ a principal L-1 beneficiary abroad for one continuous year out of the three years before the time of petition filing (“one-year foreign employment requirement”). This clarification is intended to ensure consistent adjudication of L-1 petitions by providing a standard basis...

What criteria could make the USCIS suspect marriage fraud?Obtaining a green card through marriage to a U.S. citizen has traditionally been one of the largest avenues for immigrants to lawfully enter or remain in America.  Per U.S. immigration law, when a U.S. citizen marries a noncitizen, the noncitizen can apply for a green...