by admin | Oct 31, 2016 | General Immigration
On December 23, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will increase the fees of certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) applications. Fee increases generally range from 8 to 60%. However, as we previously mentioned, filing fees related to...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | General Immigration
The U.S. Department of State announced that effective November 1, 2016, individuals will no longer be allowed to wear glasses for the visa photos. However, other detailed instructions regarding the visa photos are still in effect. The visa application process still...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | General Immigration
The Supreme Court has denied the Department of Justice’s Motion for Rehearing in U.S. v. Texas without comment. The DOJ sought a rehearing of the decision because the Supreme Court had issued a split, 4-4, decision, and the the Department wanted a panel of nine...
by admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs temporary stay in the U.S. so that they may start or scale their businesses here. Under this proposed rule, DHS may parole, on a...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Non-Immigrant Visas
According to the new FAM provision (9 FAM 403.11-3) updated by the U.S. Department of State, consular officers shall prudentially revoke nonimmigrant visas for DUI arrests, as driving under the influence is indicative of a possible physical or mental disorder with...
by admin | Jul 4, 2016 | General Immigration, General News
U.S. v. TEXAS: THE SUPREME COURT RULES THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA’S TWO MAJOR IMMIGRATION INITATIVES SHOULD NOT BE IMPLEMENTED. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld the ban on implementing President Obama’s two major immigration initiatives. The case, U.S. v. Texas,...
