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May Visa Bulletin
Good News or Bad News for Immigrants?

The May Visa Bulletin was issued on April 24, 2020, the day after the President’s Executive Order greatly restricted family-based immigration and some employment-based immigration to the United States. Employment Categories in the May Visa Bulletin In the May Visa Bulletin, the forward movement in the worldwide employment categories varies widely. The worldwide EB-1 category, […]

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Executive Order Suspends US Immigration for 60+ Days
Who is Exempt?

An Executive Order suspending US immigration was issued by the White House on April 22, 2020.  The order would reduce immigration to the United States by approximately one-third. The stated rationale for the executive order is that since the COVID-19 pandemic has so far resulted in over 22 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits, reducing […]

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New Immigration Regulations are Coming
8 Things You Need to Know!

Last week, DHS and DOS announced plans to propose a large number of new immigration regulations during the next few months.  The rules would apply to B-1 business visitors, F-1 students, H-1B professionals and their H-4 spouses, L-1 visa holders.  They would also change the EB-5 program, filings for adjustment of status, asylum and DOS […]

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USCIS Proposes Huge Filing Fee Increases

On November 14, 2019, the USCIS issued a proposed regulation which would substantially increase filing fees for many types of immigration benefits. “USCIS is required to examine incoming and outgoing expenditures, just like a business, and make adjustments based on that analysis. This proposed adjustment in fees would ensure more applicants cover the true cost […]

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New Health Insurance Requirement –
Blocked by Federal Appeals Court

The new health insurance requirement for persons applying for green cards abroad was scheduled to go into effect on November 3, 2019.  It could prevent hundreds of thousands of persons from getting green cards. On November 26, U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Simon issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting the government’s ability to impose […]

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Asylum Case – How to Increase Your Chances of Winning

 It would seem logical that an immigrant fleeing persecution in his country of origin would have as good a chance to have his asylum case granted in one part of the U.S. as in another. The law and regulations governing asylum are do not vary from state to state.  However, this is far from […]

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Relief Act – The Right Way to Fix Immigration Backlogs

One of the most serious problems in our broken immigration system is that there are not nearly enough immigrant visas – also known as green cards – available each year. As a result, immigrants are stuck in crippling backlogs for many years.  The Relief Act introduced by Senators Durbin, Leahy and Hirono on October 16 […]

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New Public Charge Rule Blocked by Federal Courts

The new expanded public charge rule was scheduled to become effective on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. However, on October 11, a number of Federal Courts temporarily enjoined the rule from going into effect. And a new presidential proclamation barring new immigrants from entering the U.S. without unsubsidized commercial health insurance will kick in a couple […]

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Public Charge Rule
Become Effective on February 24, 2020

 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a public charge regulation on August 15, 2019. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a similar regulation. Both rules went into effect on February 24, 2020. Applications and petitions already pending on or before February 24, 2020 will be adjudicated based on the prior standard. […]

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Green Cards for Caregivers

The number of baby boomers turning 65 years old is rapidly increasing, and, unfortunately, many of them have multiple chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes to dementia. Yet, the supply of caregivers is not keeping pace with the increasing demand for their services. Over 25% of caregivers are foreign-born, yet our broken immigration system does […]

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