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Bill Would End EB Per-Country Caps, But Would Increase Worldwide EB Waiting Times On September 18, 2019, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) proposed a substitute amendment to S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, which amended the version passed by the House on July 10, 2019 (H.R. 1044). The bill would end EB per-country […]

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As part of the Department’s technology modernization initiative, the FLAG System has been developed to replace the legacy iCERT System, improve customer service, and modernize the administration of foreign labor certification programs through the Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC). OFLC is making this public service announcement to alert employers and […]

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If you entered the United States with a visa (or ESTA) and got married after 90 days to a U.S. citizen, you are probably eligible to submit an application to adjust your status to lawful permanent resident without having to leave the U.S.  Approximately one year after you submit your application, you and your spouse […]

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 The following green card marriage questions are commonly asked by USCIS examiners to determine whether your marriage is real, or if you just got married in order to get a green card. Although the vast majority of marriages between U.S. citizens and immigrants are bona fide, some are not. It is the job of […]

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Of the famous and prominent immigrants who shaped this country, many of them are women. Below are pictures of four immigrant women who excelled in their field and became important figures in American society. Please identify the following about these individuals: (a) their names and (b) their country of birth Submit your complete responses, along […]

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“The USCIS is revising the current naturalization test with improvements to ensure it continues to serve as an accurate measure of a naturalization applicant’s civics knowledge and that it reflects best practices in adult education assessments. The goal is to create a meaningful, uniform, and efficient test that will assess applicants’ knowledge and understanding of […]

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A few weeks ago, I got a call from a very prominent immigration attorney from one of the Rocky Mountain States to see if we were willing to file a Notice of Appeal in a naturalization case. Like most of us who have been practicing immigration law for a long while, he was very upset […]

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Dual citizenship can allow one to feel personally connected to more than one country. There are many reasons why someone may have a dual citizenship: some want to feel closer to the country that their parents were born in, while others were born in one country but want to build their life in another. No […]

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Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the United States. Today, approximately 27% of major league baseball players are foreign born, which is more than a five-fold increase since the 1940’s. There are players in the MLB from at least 13 different countries. Below are pictures of 3 different immigrant MLB players. See […]

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Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 8 were immigrants to the American colonies. Below are pictures of 4 of the immigrants who signed our nation’s most cherished symbol of liberty. Please identify the following about these individuals: (a) their name and (b) their country of birth Submit your complete responses, along with […]

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