Marijuana Use and Immigration Revisited
Attention Californians, Canadians, and 04/20 celebrators worldwide! As another April 20th passes us by and celebrations become legal and larger, we want to remind you of the potential immigration [...]
“Public Charge” as a an Excuse to Deny Family-Based Immigration Applications
The U.S. Department of State recently issued new data showing that the number of visas issued declined from 2017 to 2018. Temporary visas issued declined 7%. The number of immigrant [...]
New USCIS Policy Targets Incomplete Applications
USCIS recently issued an updated policy memo giving adjudicating officers more discretion to deny an application. This guidance took effect on September 11, 2018 and applies to all applications received [...]
USCIS to Increase Premium Processing Fee
Premium processing is an optional service offered by USCIS that is currently available for certain temporary work status and permanent residence applications. By paying the government a premium processing [...]
USCIS to Extend Status of Conditional Green Card Holders While Application Pending with Government
As many of our clients already know, USCIS has been experiencing significant backlogs in adjudicating many types of applications. However, the I-751 Removal of Conditions petitions are among the [...]
H-1B Lottery Winners Selected
USCIS announced that it has completed its selection of H-1B lottery winners for fiscal year 2019 H-1B cap-subject petitions. This H-1B season, we have had another successful year with [...]
Government Suspends H-1B Premium Processing For April 2018 Applications
The government has announced the temporary suspension of its Premium Processing service for all H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 cap, effective April 2, 2018. This [...]
Assessing Current Employment-Based Visa Availability
Charlie Oppenheim of the Department of State recently provided his regular update on the visa bulletin, which indicates the availability of both employment-based and family-based visas. Charlie provides estimates [...]
Dayzad Law Beats National H-1B Approval Rate; The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: H-1B Season Starts Now
As the winter holidays wind down and we head into the New Year, it is time to start thinking about the other most wonderful time of the year: H-1B [...]
USCIS Announces Major Changes to Green Card Application Process
Immigration law has always been fluid and clients and lawyers alike need to be prepared for ever-changing regulations and processes, especially in this political climate. USCIS recently announced new [...]