Nelson A. Castillo In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a question from a reader who has a student visa and wishes to bring his wife to the United States. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here is a general answer to your questions. Please consult ... Read more
I congratulate the hosts and production team of Telemundo's "Un Nuevo Día" for winning its third Emmy for Best National Spanish Language Morning Show this past Friday, April 28, 2017 in Pasadena, CA. I am proud to be part of the team that collaborates with "Un Nuevo Día" as an advocate for ... Read more
René Alexander "Alex" Acosta is the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, becoming the only Hispanic-born member of President Trump's cabinet. He was confirmed by the Senate in a 60-38 vote and was sworn in on April 28, 2017. Only eight Democratic senators voted in favor of ... Read more
In my Consulta Migratoria® column, which this week celebrates six years of existence, I warn about new reports of scammers stalking immigrants. This is the column: During the six years that I have been writing this column, I have reported on different topics, including ways to obtain legal immigration status and how to avoid being a victim ... Read more
Updated information for the April 2017 Affirmative Asylum Interview Scheduling Bulletin is now available. The new tables detail the processing dates for affirmative asylum applications filed directly with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The processing times in this ... Read more
Friends, as I shared with you through Inmigración Hoy and my social media platforms, I have started to answer questions from my readers, viewers and followers through Facebook Live in collaboration with different media outlets. The most recent ones were for La Opinión, where I write my column Consulta Migratoria® and for Univision. Thanks to Sofía Zermoglio ... Read more
Friends, don't miss the first Facebook Live of Consulta Migratoria®, my immigration column for impreMedia's online publications, including La Opinión, tomorrow, Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. PT/ 4 p.m. CT/ 5 p.m. ET. Recent immigration executive actions and ICE operations in the U.S. and ... Read more
In order to combat document counterfeiting and immigration fraud, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it has redesigned the Permanent Resident Card (also known as the Green Card) and the Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The change is ... Read more
Applications for H1-B visas flooded the government office in charge of processing them. There were so many that the federal government closed the registration deadline and stopped accepting more petitions on April 7, 2017 because it had run out of available H-1B visas for fiscal year 2018. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer a question from a reader who wishes to apply for permanent residency through his wife. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on the immigration history of each person. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney ... Read more
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