In my Immigration Consultation® column this week I explain what it is, who is eligible and how to obtain an E-2 investor visa that allows you to live and work legally in the United States. This is the column: I am often asked how a person can legally immigrate to the United States through a business. ... Read more
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week I explain why it is necessary to notify USCIS and other government agencies of a change of address and how you can do it. Here is the column: The law requires most non-citizens of the United States to notify the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of a change of address ... Read more
In an effort to improve and facilitate access to information for users, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has redesigned its website in English and Spanish. USCIS announced today the launch of its new website. Some of the enhancements at www.uscis.gov and www.uscis.gov/espanol include improved navigation menus, a ... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it will allow late filing of applications for extension or change of status for individuals in H-1B (worker in a skilled occupation), H-2A (temporary or casual agricultural worker) and H-2B (temporary or casual non-agricultural worker) status if the reason ... Read more
The partial U.S. government shutdown is over. Most government offices that serve immigrants should be working normally today. All those with appointments and interviews should go to them unless the meeting is postponed by the government office with whom you have the appointment. ... Read more
Much of the federal government's activities have ceased to function due to the failure of the U.S. Congress to pass an annual budget. On the immigration front, not all immigrant-serving agencies have been affected. Below I explain how the major immigrant-serving agencies are being ... Read more
In order to combat immigration fraud and unauthorized practice of law, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has produced three new brochures with information that can help you avoid becoming a victim of immigration scams. For several years, I have alerted people to the serious problem of people ... Read more
588,725 applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) consideration have been received since the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) opened the deadline to initiate the process on August 15, 2012. According to figures provided by the USCIS, this government agency received a total of ... Read more
Starting today, September 9, 2013, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use a new tool called Customer Identity Verification (CIV) in its offices. The purpose is to confirm the identity of the person who is appearing for an interview ... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that for the fourth consecutive year it has approved 10,000 petitions for the U visa. This means they reached the maximum number they can issue for fiscal year 2013 (October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013). The program was created ... Read more
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