Nelson A. Castillo Friends, I was warned that an individual in the Dominican Republic is impersonating me, offering legal services and charging money for immigration procedures. The impostor has a WhatsApp number with the area code 829 and uses as his profile picture the cover of the cover of my book "La ... Read more
Several customer service tools on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website will be unavailable on Saturday, March 6. USCIS will again be performing maintenance work on its electronic system. This time, the outage will be from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) on Saturday, March ... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted on its website an updated edition of Form I-864P, Poverty Guidance. This form is used to determine the minimum income required to sponsor immigrants in most family-based and some employment-based visa categories. The Guide ... Read more
In my column Consulta Migratoria® I explain under what circumstances an immigrant can be adopted and obtain permanent residency or citizenship and warn about a scam to which hundreds of undocumented immigrants were victims. In this column I provide general information. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive personalized legal advice before ... Read more
Foreigners leaving the United States for Mexico through the crosswalk at the Otay Mesa border crossing will now have to verify their identity through the use of biometric data as part of the "Otay Mesa Pedestrian Entry and Exit Pilot Program". This means that in addition to showing their documents, before ... Read more
Following an investigation by the FBI and ICE, federal authorities in Sacramento arrested Helaman Hansen for fraud, conspiracy and defrauding immigrants. Hansen is accused of operating a fraudulent program that promised undocumented adults U.S. citizenship through adoption, charging up to $$10,000 for the service. According to the Department ... Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Services will be performing electronic system maintenance on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. EST. During those three hours, users will not have access to several of the online tools and will have to wait until the maintenance is completed ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wishes to immigrate through his U.S. citizen sister. 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
Due to maintenance work, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will interrupt the operation of its Vermont Service Center (VSC) Customer Service Helpline. From 8 a.m. today until 8 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, Thursday, 11 ... Read more
The new filing and final visa issuance action dates are now available in the March Visa Bulletin. Since October 2015, the application process has changed. Now, the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are publishing two ... Read more
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