Another school year in the books! The start of summer marks a period when many F and M international students begin employment and/or practical training opportunities, and with that comes reporting requirements and the need to look out for fraudulent activity. This helps ensure the integrity of the system so international students can...

યુએસ ઇમિગ્રેશન એન્ડ કસ્ટમ્સ એન્ફોર્સમેન્ટ (ICE) તરફથી ૧૮ ફેબ્રુઆરી ૨૦૨૧ના રોજ વચગાળાની ગાઇડલાઇન જાહેર થઈ હતી, જેના આધારે કસ્ટડી વિશેનો નિર્ણય, ખર્ચનો નિર્ણય, એન્ફોર્સમેન્ટનું પ્લાનિંગ, સ્ટ્રેટેજિક પ્લાનિંગ અને ફાઇનલ ઓર્ડર ઑફ રિમૂવલ નક્કી થઈ શકે. બાદમાં ૨૭ મે, ૨૦૨૧ના રોજ અૅક્ટિંગ જનરલ કોન્સલ જોસેફ મેહરે મેમોરેન્ડમ જાહેર કર્યું તેમાં આ મુદ્દાઓને વધારે વિસ્તૃત્ત રીતે...

Are you planning to apply for U.S. lawful permanent residence status as a foreign worker? If so, your employer may be required to submit ETA Form 9089 and have it approved prior to you applying for a green card on the basis of ultimately being employed in that job when you get the...

As of July 5th, 2021 at 11:59 PM EDT, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and other eligible travellers who are entitled to enter Canada will be able to do so without quarantining, provided they have received all required doses of their COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days before their travel.

These fully vaccinated travellers will be...

As of June 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will allow attorneys and accredited representatives to use self-service kiosks in USCIS field offices to pay the fees for filing an appeal of a DHS officer decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) or for Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) immigration...

 

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) delivered interim guidance (Johnson Memorandum) on February 18, 2021 that became effective immediately regarding priorities for custody decisions, financial expenditures, enforcement planning, strategic planning, and implementation of final orders of removal. Thereafter, on May 27, 2021, Acting General...

Are you considering a permanent move to Canada? There may be several programs available to you to make such a relocation. For instance, have you heard of Canada’s Live-in Caregiver Program? It offers one way for caregivers to go to Canada to work temporarily or to even become a permanent resident. Let us...

 

USCIS is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to implement a new process, referred to as Bona Fide Determination, which will give victims of crime in the United States access to employment authorization sooner, providing them with stability and better...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will offer limited time filing flexibilities to provide relief to certain applicants and petitioners impacted by delays at a USCIS lockbox. These flexibilities only apply to benefit requests submitted to a USCIS lockbox and not to a USCIS service center or field office.

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As a result of COVID-19 restrictions,...

El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos ofrecerá flexibilidades limitadas para la presentación de solicitudes a fin de proporcionar alivio a ciertos solicitantes y peticionarios afectados por las demoras en las localidades seguras (lockbox) de USCIS. Estas flexibilidades solo aplican a las solicitudes de beneficios enviadas a una localidad segura de USCIS...