In this post we discuss the top five most common reasons your adjustment of status application may be denied. Financial Reasons One of the requirements to receive adjustment of status in the United States is to prove that the petitioner (the U.S. Citizen or LPR spouse) has sufficient income or…
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The Top 5 Things You Need to Know Before Applying for the I-751 Removal of Conditions
In this post, we share with our readers the top five things you need to know before applying for the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. You must file the I-751 Removal of Conditions if you were granted Conditional Resident status (a 2-year green card) based on marriage to…
Attorney General Delivers Controversial Opinion Rejecting Domestic Violence as a Valid Ground for Seeking Asylum
Today, Monday June 11, 2018, in an unprecedented move, the Trump administration announced that it would be dropping asylum protection for survivors of domestic violence. The announcement was made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions this afternoon in the case Matter of A-B- 27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018), which explained…
The Top 5 Things You Need to Know Before Applying for Citizenship
In this post, we share with our readers the top five things you need to know before filing for citizenship. You must be a lawful permanent resident of the United States for a required period of time to apply for citizenship In order to apply for citizenship, you must be…
This Week in Immigration News: Re-Registration Period is Now Open for Hondurans with TPS, Redesigned Naturalization Certificates
TPS Updates: Re-Registration Period is Now Open for Hondurans with TPS Current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the Honduras country designation, who wish to maintain their TPS benefits, such as ability to continue working in the United States through the official termination date of the TPS program on…
USCIS to Begin Online Processing of FOIA Requests
USCIS has announced that it will be processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests entirely online in the near future, as well as providing the results of those requests online. Previously, USCIS allowed FOIA requests to be made only via mail, fax, and email and all results were provided on…
May-June Visa Bulletin: Trends and Visa Projections with Charles Oppenheim
In this post, we would like to keep our readers informed about Visa Bulletin projections for the month of May and June. Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the U.S. Department of State provides a monthly analysis of each month’s Visa Bulletin including discussion of…
Happy Memorial Day!
On behalf of our Law Office, we would like to wish you a safe and Happy Memorial Day as you spend it with your loved ones. We would like to extend a thank you to our service men and women and their families this memorial day weekend. May God bless…
DHS Proposal to Remove the International Entrepreneur Rule
Today, May 25, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will be publishing a proposed rule in the Federal Register on May 29th to end the International Entrepreneur Rule, a program that gives foreign entrepreneurs the opportunity to apply for parole to come to the United States for…
Reminder for F-1 Students: Automatic Termination of Optional Practical Training upon Transferring to a Different School or Beginning Study at Another Educational Level
In this post, we bring an important reminder to the attention of F-1 Students with Optional Practical Training. F-1 students who transfer to another school or begin their studies at another educational level, such as a master’s degree program after completion of the bachelor’s degree, will have their OPT automatically…