The new administration has instructed officers to once again defer to prior decisions when reviewing petitions for extensions of status. If an application involves the same parties and facts, the [...]
President Biden promised substantial immigration reform as a part of his campaign. After his first 100 days in office, we take a look at the changes that have been made [...]
Immigrants face many life challenges, like family separation, job insecurity, violence, or poverty. Our goal is to at least make the immigration case easy for them. We are so happy [...]
We stand in solidarity against Asian hate and in support of the BIPOC and Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Violence and acts of racism specifically aimed at the AAPI community [...]
Good news! The prior administration’s travel ban of certain nonimmigrant visa applicants abroad was set to expire on March 31, 2021. The Biden administration opted not to extend the ban. [...]
It’s that time again! Charlie Oppenhiem of the Department of State has provided updates on the visa bulletin. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty in many aspects of life. The [...]
The path to citizenship can be a long and complicated road. Folks often wait several years and complete multiple immigration applications before they even become eligible for U.S. citizenship. Once [...]
The Biden administration ended the use of the new Public Charge rule put into place by the last administration. The 2019 version of the Public Charge rule affected green card [...]
The previous administration temporarily stopped the entry of new green card holders into the United States. They argued that these immigrants would take jobs of U.S. citizens during the economic [...]
Last year, the government announced an I-9 “compliance flexibility policy.” This policy allows certain employers to obtain, remotely inspect, and retain copies of I-9 documents on a temporary basis as [...]