by admin | Sep 6, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On September 5, 2017, President Trump made a decision ordering the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA is a program that began during the Obama-era that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation. It is believed that...
by admin | Aug 29, 2017 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On August 28, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an expansion of in-person interviews. In compliance with Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” this expansion...
by admin | Aug 10, 2017 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its September 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been a significant advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 and EB-3. There continues to be no advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India...
by admin | Aug 10, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On August 2, 2017, Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced a revision to the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act. The main purpose of this bill is to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to: Establish a...
by admin | Aug 3, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its August 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been a significant retrogression for the priority dates for EB-2 and EB-3 worldwide and no advancement for EB-2 for India and EB-3 for China. There has also been no...
by admin | Jun 8, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On June 6, 2017, in a Department of Labor (DOL) News Release, the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Alex Acosta, announced plans to increase protections of American workers and “aggressively confront” visa program fraud and abuse. As a clear sign of a policy shift, Secretary...
