I offer general information. Please consult with an immigration attorney to receive personalized legal advice before beginning any process. Every year, thousands of foreign professionals who wish to work and live legally in the United States try to obtain an H-1B visa, but the demand is great, there are very specific requirements and it is a ... Read more
Good news for people who have an affirmative asylum application pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). They will now be able to check the status of their applications online at uscis.gov/en/estatuscaso. This new feature is only for asylum seekers with a pending application with USCIS. Applicants for ... Read more
All government agencies and offices, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and immigration court, will be closed on Monday, December 24, 2018 by executive order. President Trump declared that all federal departments and agencies will remain closed on that day. Any interviews scheduled by the offices ... Read more
All government agencies and offices, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and immigration courts, will be closed on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Any interviews scheduled by government offices for that day will be rescheduled. Affected individuals will be notified of the new dates for their appointments. If ... Read more
Several of the customer service tools on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website will be unavailable on Sunday, December 2, 2018. USCIS will again be performing maintenance work on its electronic system. On this occasion, the service interruption will be from 5:00 a.m. to ... Read more
Hurricane Florence has caused dozens of deaths, untold damage and flooding primarily in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The storm has impacted several highways and roads, many of which are submerged under water and will possibly remain closed until the end of September. The agricultural sector has been severely ... Read more
A multitude of wildfires across California have burned thousands of acres of land, displaced hundreds of people and caused several deaths, causing a state of emergency to be declared in those areas of the state. Faced with the devastation caused by these natural disasters and recognizing that extreme situations outside of their ... Read more
Several of the customer service tools on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website will be unavailable on Sunday, August 5, 2018. USCIS will again be performing maintenance work on its electronic system. On this occasion, the service interruption will be from 5:00 a.m. to ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column, I answer a question from a reader who wants to know how receiving a notice to appear will affect him or her. 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
In an effort to combat fraud and counterfeiting of immigration documents, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today began issuing redesigned certificates of citizenship and naturalization with high-tech features to make them more secure. The redesigned certificates were part of a program ... Read more
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