"U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was established in 2003 as an arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It combined agents from the U.S. Customs Service, the former Immigration and Naturalization Service and agricultural inspectors, who monitor the ports of entry, and...

USCIS is considering changes that would allow certain immediate relatives (the spouse, children or parents of a U.S. citizen) who can demonstrate extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen spouse or parent to receive a provisional waiver of the unlawful presence bars before leaving the...

Introduction

This is a second and concluding part of the article on changes in the processing of waiver applications under which an applicant who has incurred unlawful presence in the US and subject to 3/10...

Introduction

On Jan. 6, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a notice of intentin the Federal Register outlining its plan to reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated...

An EB-2 petition is an employment-based 2nd preference petition for a foreign professional with an advanced degree or its equivalent (masters degree or higher), or a foreign national who has exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business. In some instances, a professional with...

The following guidance was provided by the Department of Homeland Security to ICE Attorneys reviewing the CBP, USCIS, and ICE cases before the Executive Office for Immigration Review.

I. Introduction

Beyond the Border is an action plan declared by the U.S. and Canada earlier this year which acknowledges that the countries share economic and security needs that are intertwined with border crossings. Does this affect you or your business?

In a rare show of bipartisan comity on the angrily contested issue of immigration, the House of Representatives on November 29, 2011 passed a bill that tweaks the visa system to allow more highly skilled immigrants from India and China to become legal permanent...

A foreign national may apply for lawful permanent residence status (green card), and seek a waiver of the job offer and labor certification requirements, by establishing that his or her admission to permanent residence would be in the National Interest.

B-1/B-2 visas are the most common nonimmigrant visas used for temporary entry into the United States. B-1 visas are typically used for business-related visits while B-2 visas are used for pleasure-related visits. With few exceptions, those who enter the U.S. must be in possession...