by admin | Sep 15, 2018 | General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
Last month, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) published an article detailing recent reports that some consular offices (COs) have been endorsing fewer than three (3) Forms I-129S in spite of 9 FAM 402.12-8(F)(b) guidelines/instructions which state...
by admin | Sep 12, 2018 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
In a National Foundation for American Policy Brief released this month, the Foundation tracked the statistical effects of recent immigration policy changes made under the Trump Administration. Below, we’ve included data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
by admin | Sep 11, 2018 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
Our offices received a copy of a recent Request for Evidence (RFE) for a third preference EB-3 employment-based I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers that appears to signal a change in adjudication practices for the United States Citizenship and Immigration...
by admin | Sep 1, 2018 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On August 31, 2018, the United States and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they are adjusting the premium processing fee for Form I-129 and I-140. Beginning on October 1, 2018, the premium processing fee will increase from the current fee of $1,225 to...
by admin | Sep 1, 2018 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its September 2018 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there continues to be no advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India. While there were slight advancements for the remained of EB-1 priority dates, the EB-2...