The Immigration Channel

February 2018 Visa Bulletin Released 01/17/2018Yesterday the Department of State released the preliminary February 2018 Visa Bulletin. Though unlikely, this information is subject to change from now until February 1, 2018. We will provide updates regarding any significant changes. Below ... More

USCIS Resumes Accepting DACA Renewal Requests1/16/2018This past weekend the USCIS announced that it has begun accepting requests to renew grants of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Individuals who were previously granted deferred action may now request renewals by filing ... More

DHS Ends TPS for El Salvador 01/08/2018Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced the decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status ("TPS") designation for Salvadoran nationals. In her decision, the Secretary announced a delayed effective date of 18 ... More

USCIS Updates Form I-48501/03/2018Today USCIS announced updates to the Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The new edition date is December 13, 2017. Starting March 6, 2018, USCIS will not accept the previous edition of the ... More

January 2018 Visa Bulletin Released 12/18/2017On Friday, the Department of State released its preliminary Visa Bulletin for January 2018. Though unlikely, this information is subject to change from now until January 1, 2018. We will provide updates regarding any significant ... More

USCIS Implementing International Entrepreneur Rule12/14/2017The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it is beginning to implement the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) to comply with a recent court decision. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia's ... More

Supreme Court Allows Travel Ban to Take Full Effect 12/04/2017 The United States Supreme Court has allowed the latest version of President Trump's travel ban to take full effect by issuing orders granting the Trump Administration's request for stays of preliminary injunctions ... More

State Department Seeks to Extend Extreme Vetting 11/29/2017 Earlier this year the State Department began using a supplemental questionnaire to conduct more intensive vetting of visa applicants. On Monday, the State Department published a notice in the Federal Register that it intends ... More

DHS Ends TPS for Haiti 11/22/2017On Monday, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke announced the decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status ("TPS") designation for Haitian nationals. In her decision, the Acting Secretary announced a delayed effective date of ... More

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an informal advisory opinion on the applicability of the "deemed export" provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) where foreign nationals work at a third party client site pursuant to a contract between ... More