Nelson A. Castillo H-2B visas for fiscal year 2016 have ended. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is no longer accepting petitions for these visas for this fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. Congress authorizes a maximum annual number of H-2B visas. These visas are used to bring foreign nationals to ... Read more
Several of the customer service tools on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website will be unavailable today, Thursday, May 19. USCIS will again be performing maintenance work on its electronic system. This time, the outage will be from 9 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be ... Read more
Last week I reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had decided to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Honduras and Nicaragua. Today DHS published an official notice in the Federal Register for each country and provided instructions on the process ... Read more
Attention Hondurans and Nicaraguans who are in the Temporary Protected Status program! The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today pre-announced the extension of TPS for your countries. Individuals from Honduras and Nicaragua will be able to remain under the program's protection for another 18 months, beginning on ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer the question of a reader who was recently denied a TN visa renewal application for Mexican professionals and now wishes to reapply. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here is a general answer ... Read more
Updated information for the June 2016 Visa Bulletin is now available. The new tables include the consular filing dates and final visa issuance action. If you would like to view the Visa Bulletin tables on Filing for Adjustment of Status (applications for a visa to ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a reader's question about how to prepare for your interview for permanent residency. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Please consult with an immigration attorney ... Read more
When changes are proposed to regulations of certain U.S. government agencies, the public is entitled to comment on them. This is called "public comment," and the public comment process only opens after the notice of proposed changes is officially published. Yesterday ... Read more
Get ready for an increase in fees for several immigration applications. After evaluating the fees they charge for processing applications, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determined that what they currently charge is not enough to cover the services they provide to the public. Therefore ... Read more
Once again there is an increase in the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border of the United States and being apprehended while trying to enter the country illegally. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its most recent statistics, and these ... Read more
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