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
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
President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to nominate Lee Francis Cissna as Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Cissna must be confirmed to the post before taking the reins of the agency charged with processing applications and deciding immigration cases. Cissna is ... Read more
Updated information for the March 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
Today is the last day to submit petitions or applications to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to avoid the fee increase that goes into effect tomorrow. I recommend that you submit your petitions and applications using a service that provides you with a delivery receipt that confirms your ... Read more
Updated information for the December 2016 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
Updated information for the November 2016 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
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced in the Federal Register that effective December 23, 2016, a new fee schedule for immigration processing is effective. Applications and petitions postmarked by that date or filed after December 23, 2016, will be subject to a ... Read more
Updated information for the October 2016 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
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