Questions continue to be asked about the proposed change to the penalty law. Unfortunately, the USCIS proposal has not yet been approved. As soon as a decision is made, I will be updating you. In my La Opinión column this week I answer several questions from readers, including two about the punishment law. Here I answer from ... Read more
The new proposal by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that would establish a provisional waiver of the punishment law continues to generate many questions. In my column this week I continue to answer some of them. Please don't trust anyone who tells you that this is already a done deal. It is still a proposal. ... Read more
The new proposal by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that would establish a provisional waiver of the punishment law has generated many questions from readers. This week in my column in La Opinión I answer some of them. Here I provide a general answer to your questions. Each case is different, so you should consult ... Read more
In my column this week in La Opinión, I explain who would NOT be eligible to take advantage of USCIS's new proposal to modify the process for applying for a "punishment law" waiver: Now that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has finally released its proposal to modify the process for applying for a "punishment law" waiver, the USCIS is ... Read more
In my column this week in La Opinión, I explain the new USCIS proposal to modify the process for applying for a "punishment law" waiver: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finally took the first step that will lead to a possible modification to the waiver application process.... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today finally released more details about its proposal to modify the process for obtaining a waiver under the "law of punishment. Before it goes into effect, the proposal, which will be officially published on April 2 in the Federal Register ... Read more
This week in my column in La Opinión, I warn my readers about the danger of falling victim to notaries who are promising to process exemptions to the penalty law under the terms of a new proposal that has not yet gone into effect. I have recently received several calls from people who want to initiate the process ... Read more
In my column this week in La Opinión I answer questions from readers. These are general answers. Each case is different, so you should consult an attorney for personalized legal advice. Here is the question and answer from this week's column: I am Colombian. I entered the United States undocumented in 2000 at the age of ... Read more
It is not known when the new immigration policy will go into effect. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) only announced its desire to change the process for requesting a waiver of the punishment law for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. USCIS now has to publish the specific process that individuals ... Read more
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a proposal to modify the process for obtaining a waiver under the "law of punishment". This change could help thousands of U.S. citizens who have undocumented immediate family members - parents, spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 - when they apply for residency ... Read more
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