There has been a lot of waiver of Green Card interviews by USCIS in a bid to accelerate case processing times. The total processing time for those who get their interviews waived is shortened by months if not years. As a result of this policy, USCIS was able to process over ten million applicatio...
News
SB-1 Returning Resident Visas
As a Lawful Permanent Resident (aka Green Card holder), or Conditional Resident (CR) you are required to make the United States your home which means you must reside in the United States to maintain your LPR status. Generally, an LPR is not allowed to reside outside the United States for up to on...
Religious Worker Immigrant Updates
Religious workers may file an I-360 petition to work permanently in the United States. The process starts with an I-360 self-petition filed by the Religious Worker who is usually on a valid R-1 visa status. After approval of the I-360, if the priority date is current, a Religious Worker then proc...
Should I seek Voluntary Departure?
Voluntary departure is an order allowing a respondent in removal proceedings to leave the United States by a specific date, without being subject to a removal order. It is correct that departing voluntarily by the specified date can shield a respondent from the consequences of a removal order. Ho...
Economic Hardship Work Authorization for International Students
Generally, international students are only allowed to work on-campus for not more than 20 hours per week while school is in session. However, a student facing economic hardship may be able to seek work authorization from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work off-campus for not...
Supreme Court Permits Biden's Administration to End Trump's Draconian 'Remain in Mexico" Program
The U.S. Supreme Court has permitted President Joe Biden's administration to end a Trump-era draconian Migrant Protection Protocols also known as “Remain in Mexico program” which forces asylum-seekers at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their case is adjudicated in a U.S. immigration c...
Thousands of Spouses of H-1B and L-1 Visa Holders Cleared to Work After Immigration Settlement
The Biden administration will make it easier for some immigrant spouses to continue working legally with a visa but without renewing their employment authorization as part of a settlement reached Wednesday resolving a class-action suit. The change will benefit tens of thousands of immigrants, pri...
USCIS to Welcome 21,000 New Citizens in Celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day this year by welcoming 21,000 new citizens in 335 naturalization ceremonies across the country between Sept. 17 and 23. “It is an honor to welcome so many new Americans this Citizenship Day and Constitut...
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019
WHEREAS, The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA, hereinafter referred to as The Agency) is statutorily mandated by the NITDA Act of 2007 to, inter alia; develop regulations for electronic governance and monitor the use of electronic data interchange and other forms of elect...
DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in the next year. The notice listing the eligible countries will be published in the F...